”“Option four is,” she paused, as if she was trying to make her mind up, “oh, yes, that’s it. Option four is we can go next door where Aunt ...ary is making dinner for us all.”Andy and I both threw cushions at her.We all walked round to next door, where just as Alison had said, dinner was waiting for us. After a very nice home made meat pie and the usual accompaniments, we were all well fed.“What are we going to do with this evening?” I asked.“We don’t know what you and Andy are doing, but we. Deciding to make his backbone as stiff as the bone in his pants, The Professor said that it wouldn’t work this time. That if she wanted to change the terms of the agreement, she would need to massively increase his compensation and relax the new timeline.Adeline sighed and said that she could do neither, as her boss had made clear what she needed to do and she wasn’t going to let her down.The Professor sighed as well and said that they were at an impasse, and that without mutual agreement, the. Grace introduced me to the girls standing at the bar as her 'friend',Danni.When she did, the other girls all made over me and said things like,"Oooh! He's a doll!" or "Hi cutie!" I was certain I heard one of thegirls whisper to another, "He's the one with the amazing tongue!" andthen they giggled conspiratorially.Needless to say, I felt extremely self-conscious.After getting me a drink, Grace clinked my glass and said, "Drink upDanni! You have some catching up to do." Yeah," I said. "It. Some were lucky to get a little more.Magnolia’s workshop was located right in the heart of town, right behind the local tavern, and across from the town square. It was a small space, just big enough to fit a workbench and a bookshelf. She had two stools by the bench for any customers as well. At the back was ladder leading to an upstairs loft where she lived. There was a bed, and a small kitchen area, and an even smaller bathroom. It wasn’t anything fancy, for sure, but she loved it all the.