"You do look pretty!" I blushed at Sami's remark."But you must be tired after such a journey, so tonight we'll just relax.Have a glass of wine." To Ba...ette, the new girl on the block." Sami and Francine raised theirglasses to me, and we clinked them together."Tonight, but only for tonight, I have cooked us a little meal, in honourof your arrival. But after that, starting tomorrow morning, that will beyour task for as long as you are here." Francine smiled.The meal was perfect, of course, there. .that had to be it! He's married! But I couldn't shake the feeling that he was eyeing me up all night.We hit a few bars, danced and got drunk, the herd started to thin around midnight, mostly the couples breaking off to head home, Natalie wanted to leave but I could see Steve telling her he wanted to stay.I had been avoiding Steve all night, this was too close to home and I wasn't willing to risk it just in case he could see through me.I headed to the toilet in the straight bar we were at, out. It was funwhile it lasted but we knew it wasn't destined to last. "You all right?" Nick said and startled me from out of my daydream. Nick and Holly were standing there looking at me. I just smiled at them. They were both naked and clean. Nick, his arm slung over Holly's shoulder, lead her into the bedroom. I followed them. It was like some sort of solemn ceremony about to occur. I watched in a quite envy as Nick slipped his hand down Holly's smooth back and fondled her buttocks, his fingers. Shortly after that you two gottogether and I knew I'd blown it big time. I dated off and on. Butnothing, no one got to me. Even tried a few women just to see. Nope, nogood either... then ... well..." tears started to flow freely downKate's face. Shelley knew they were close to it now. She got up and sat against Katehugging her gently. " Hey come on I can tell we're almost there get itout huh." The mood shifted and Kate started small talking about work, hers andShelley's. This continued for.