" Even as she said it, Ashley knew she was dreaming. When Tommy wanted something from her, he'd talk her out of it.But, even though she'd have to be C...nderella for the rest of the week, she was a princess that night. She was waiting at the door and went out immediately when Ryan honked."What's with the prim-and-proper look?" he asked after he'd turned onto the main highway."Well, my parents have rules." But, Ryan being there and her parents being back home, she undid one button of her. . well, nothing I guess. Then I met Mom at a trade show." Camp trade show?" Horse trade, but they do a lot of work for equestrian camps. You know, she hired me to get the disability permits. Mom was originally going to do a... what do you call it... special needs horse camp." Wow. Why didn't she?" Beat to the punch by some other outfit... Kentucky? I think? I don't know. Anyway, there's only so much market for that. Mom already had this place, though, it had shut down years ago. It was a Jewish. ‘You remind me of Peggy. She teased me constantly.’ ‘Does the banker lady tease you?’ ‘I haven’t seen her since we got back from Florida. Mrs. Nixon and John make the daily deposits, so I don’t have a reason for stopping by the bank. I don’t want her to think she owes me anything for the desk.’ ‘In other words, you’re avoiding her, and want me to give you some ideas as to how you can see her?’ ‘Why do you always have to bring her into the conversation? Thanks for the advice, I’ll buy some new. This was a lot of fun, and I felt we were growing closer asa result. I guess that was the whole point of her doing this to me.Friday was different. We spent part of the day out and about, as wehad done all week. But Wendy drove us home early. Then she droppedthe bombshell. We had dates. I protested, to no avail, that we wereengaged, how could she go out with another man? Her unassailable logicwas that I wasn't a man any more, and besides, I was dating too. I wasextremely nervous about.