" Let me see how that bra fits," she said, coming over to me and pullingand pushing on the bra. "Looks pretty good, I measured you correctly." Put on...this top and skirt," she said, handing the items to me.I put on the top. It was just like a T-shirt, but it was, as I laterfound, to be lilac. I then stepped into the denim skirt, and pulled upthe zipper."The zipper goes in the back," she said in a helpful tone.I twisted the skirt around. "Take a look in the mirror to make sure thezipper is in. The restaurant was not busy. He figured that many people were getting ready for the Thanksgiving dinner with their families.Jim greeted his old friend Anthony, at the restaurant and introduced Ann. He saw the question on his friend's face and added that she was here to help with some design problems on an installation that they were working on. They were seated and Jim asked if Ann would like a drink before dinner. She ordered a white wine and he ordered a Jack Daniels and water."I feel. We spent the evening hearing stories about 'little Cyrus' and getting a chance to discuss the finer points of the North Carolina versus Texas barbecue with Cyrus' Uncle Chunk. Turns out everybody in his family is big!With our big meal complete, and everyone getting a little tired from the long day, we headed back to the airport and our hotel. Someone somewhere was not paying too much attention, and I managed to spend the night with my Blossom. To be honest, we were both a little too tired to do. I queried further and found out that she had two children, ages four and two, with a boyfriend who had abandoned her. She got a much bigger tip than I think she expected.I had plenty of money so I was quite generous and I could see by the look on her face how much she appreciated that. We set up a time for our next meeting and then I drove her home to a rather poor part of town. It was clear she was struggling to survive.We set a meeting again two nights hence and at her place so she wouldn’t.