As soon as I could break free of the crowd, I ran to him and gave him a big hug. I also pulled out a first place ribbon from my bag and pinned it to h...s sash. We retrieved my luggage and headed for the hotel. My very own Scottish tour guide, how the heck did I get so lucky! After checking in at the hotel, Kirk and I went shopping. I needed to buy my very own kilt, after all. After a few hours of shopping, we went back to the hotel and got cleaned up and ready for a night out at the pub. I took. "The next hour was spent with Jess giving us a pedicure. They lookedgreat."What was the bet? Can you tell me, is it safe and you can tell me tomind my own business?"I looked at Victoria and she nodded. "She can tell you the backgroundand I will be back soon."Victoria explained about me liking heels and the joke about the balletboots and how I had trained when she was away and then worn them for theweekend. That was when I reappeared wearing the outfit I wore with theboots the first. I don't think they'd be at lunch this late," I said.Just then, a cute blond came into the room from an adjoining office. She appeared to be about 20 years old with the captivating figure of a young woman who enjoys working out. She was adjusting her skirt as she shut the door and reached up to rearrange her hairdo. Apparently, she hadn't noticed that her blouse needed to be tucked in at the back, and it was wrinkled in front. She was braless and it was evident that someone had been caressing. Our first Christmas. We have a tree. We have each other. What else is there?’ She could still hear those words in her mind. Those were good days. Ed was so young and handsome. And Roberta, though pregnant with Harry, was lovely. They laughed together that night as they handed each other their paltry gifts. ‘We were so poor,’ she remembered. ‘But we had everything we needed. We had each other and a child on the way. We had the beginnings of a life. That was all we cared about.’ It was true that.