I had tosuppress an urge to start giggling uncontrollably at the thought.Instead, I started crying uncontrollably shortly after she left. Itwasn't any...one thing, just everything seemed to be hitting me all atonce. Tanya looked uncomfortable as she wordlessly looked on as I bawledmy eyes out. Eventually I think she radioed for Stephanie, who arrivedshortly after. She had a tray with two pints of Cookie Dough ice cream onit and a pair of spoons. I looked up through my sniffles, and said,"Hey.". Patti loved Fridays. Not because it was the end of the workweek, though she looked forward to that too, but because only she and Scott stayed until closing on Friday. Not only were they friends and co-workers. But equals as well. It was their job to see to it that things were straightened, organized, and prepared for Saturday's opening. But even more importantly, she looked forward to that time afterwards when they would often remain just bull shitting for nearly an hour after closing. All. “When John told me last Saturday about today happening, I went shopping for the sexiest dress I could find, just to wear for you.”She turned around modelling it for her. The soft light blue material clung to her curves like a second skin. The deep V easily proved she was braless, her nipples pushing out on her full tits. The hem ended well above the knees, mid-thigh and held closed by a bow tied to the left side of her hip. The material barely overlapped to close just to the side of her left. I have to admit I didn’t see that coming - but I approve of your choice.”Joshua felt a little silly as he looked from Alice to his ‘sleeping’ daughter. He felt he might have spoken out loud just to try and regain a small sense of normalcy. It was absurd - but he was actually feeling a little lonely being the only conscious person in the house. He sighed to himself and abruptly turned on the spot and headed back out to the living room. He had better fetch Alice’s clothes.He found the small pile.