"She told me." He exclaimed, "that she was absolutely delighted that the girl was daft enough to accommodate you. Said it stopped you bothering her!"O..., h'mm, yes well..."Anyway, what brought you here this afternoon Squiffy? I don't s'pose for one minute that you knew I was here." No, that's true," Squiffy replied.Well, it's nice there's something he doesn't know."No," he went on, "some cousin of the wife's visitin', and I just had to get away from her husband, pompous ass, expert on almost. She’s obviously a mind-reader. “You know, hon, I wouldn’t object, as a matter of fact, I’d kind of like it if you had a girlfriend over that weekend.”I laughed at that thought, “And who would that be? My only girlfriend is Tanya and apparently, she’s not going to be available. Besides, I don’t want anyone else.”She crooked her nose, “Kayla? You’ve always had a thing for her. She’s told me that ever since that night, Ethan’s been teasing her about finding a boyfriend. Or maybe Paula, the. We squeezed our way through the crowd until we got to the bar where we ordered a well earned drink. A couple of cocktails later I needed to visit the men's room and left Cherry waiting at the bar. As I made my way back I noticed that Cherry now had full drink in her hand and was talking to a younger looking guy who had obviously spotted her alone and bought her a drink. I stayed back for a bit and when I noticed Cherry looking about for me I motioned for her to go dance and that I would stay. “Finish your drink. There’s no rush.”Billy looked up at her, he knew her well and she had that look on her face that told him that there was something on her mind. “What’s wrong?”She laughed. “There’s nothing wrong, darling,” she responded. “I just wanted... I just wanted to discuss something with you.”Billy adjusted his position once again. He was sitting sideways on the settee now and directly facing her. He opened his mouth to speak but she beat him too it. “I think I’ve found someone.”To.