The manufacturer is going to pay all our expenses because they get the production credit, while we get the design credit." Well let's get out of here ...s you have a lot of getting ready to do. Have your girls talked to their husbands yet?" They all told their husbands this morning. I waited to tell you at lunch as I kind of wanted you to go along but you're right, this will be an all girls' party. It should be fun."Back at the shop, I talked briefly to Tom and Al to see what they thought. They. I drove us over to a Belk and bought her some perfume, a $70.00 bottle no less, and some clothes that I liked.I took her home. Together we got in the tub. We washed each other up real good. I shampooed her hair. She shampooed the little bit I had. I toweled her off and brushed her hair out and braided it in a nice long ponytail. I got her in a pair of cotton pajamas I’d bought her and then said, “Know what? I’m hungry,” I picked up the phone and called a local pizza shop and ordered a large. ’ Lacie responded, knowing it was the truth. A different voice croaked out from the next bed over. ‘Touching. Now can you two please quiet down so I can go back to sleep?’ Lacie couldn’t see who it was, but she did see Tara lift her head and stick her tiny tongue out at the offending speaker. ‘Oh, zip it Claire.’ Lacie could hear muffled snickering from the next bed over as Claire lay back down. ‘Anytime you want to put that tongue to better use, let me know, cutie.’ Tara flushed scarlet all. They met while she was still in high school. At sixteen she was easily one of the most beautiful girls in school as well as one of the better students. He was a junior at the local college and he immediately captured her heart when they met at the social mixer put on by the local chapter of her father's fraternity. Reasonably handsome, or at least good looking, his eyes pierced through her when they first saw each other. She was like a tiny bird caught in the hypnotizing glare of a giant snake..