"I buy a lot of my clothes here, especially underwear," Jill volunteered. "Let's see if anything's on sale. You might even find something special for ...our anniversary."Bridget was immediately impressed when they went inside. The interior was upscale and warm, while the clothes were divine. "Why didn't you bring me here before?" Bridget whispered. I could buy everything!"While Jill and Bridget were looking at skirts and blouses Bridget noticed a saleswoman approaching them with a big smile. When. I thought about telling her that something was happening, but I couldn't. It was so strange even to me; I couldn't see her understanding any more than I did. I sat curled up on the chair again and flicked the hair out of my eyes as she looked at me, that strange expression on her face."What?" I asked. She blushed."I don't know. You're different." I know. You said that yesterday." Have you done something with your hair?" Not particularly. I'm still using the same stuff we were using before you. She would think he was doing it out of obligation, which wasn’t true, but it would be hard to convince her. One thing he'd learned during this rehearsal period was that Connie put on a good front of self-confidence, but it was often just a front. He didn't want to pressure her. I'll find the right time , he promised himself. It will have to wait, but I'll find the right time. x-x-x-x Thanksgiving arrived with a jolt. They both worked hard Monday through Wednesday as their offices moved to. There were some couples in Karen's age group as well, but no one in Keith's age group at all. He and Karen got plenty of looks from the other couples, obviously wondering what kind of arrangement he and his mother had. He assumed that most of them formed the opinion that his mother was a wealthy cougar treating her young lover to nice vacation in exchange for his services and attention. He smiled at the thought that they were mostly right. He smiled again when a couple of the men gazed a little.