Finally after only about ten minutes of excuses I gave in. Before I went home that night Sandra made sure that Stacie had agreed to come to Thanksgivi...g dinner on Thursday night. Nearly simultaneously the two women harped lightheartedly at me for not thinking of this first.Sharing my time with Stacie with John and Sandra was a minor inconvenience. However it was one that was worth it if for no other reason than to stop Sandra from nagging.On Thursday Stacie met me at my apartment, greeting me. The man who sat next to me was about thesame age as the other one. His hair was blonde and it was mid length tothe back of his ears. He had blue eyes and a rather tan complexion andit was evident he was eyeing me and paying close attention to my chest.God I was afraid to get up and walk away from him since I think he wasgoing to check out my ass at some point. He even tried to put his hand onmy leg and I flinched at that. I wasn't used to being touched let alonebeing pawed by a man whose been. I’m not just talking about the show. That’s important but I’m also talking about how my mom and dad and your mom are getting along. I’m talking about how everybody here now feels like a part of a family. Even the other performers are setting aside old grudges and slights.”“Grudges?” I asked. I had known nothing about any perceived unhappiness between the other singers.“Chelsea and Melissa, ” Liz said.“Really?” I asked. Melissa had found a way to force the news that was coming the following week. "Tell me about your family?"Oliver peered into his chocolate. "There's nowt to tell," he said and then proceeded to spend the next thirty minutes telling all his family's secrets to the reporter. He felt he could trust her as she was nice and understanding and watched as she listened to everything he said.Chrissy was lovely, Oliver thought and she even gave him a lift home in exchange for a recent photo of Jamie."Where's that fuckin' toe-rag?" Jamie asked with a smile as he came through the.