"When I am stressed, this is where I go to feel better!" she exclaimedbrightly.I nodded mutely. I was certainly stressed, and wouldn't mind some icecr...am either.Aunt Liz ordered a butter pecan cone, and I had vanilla bean. I wouldhave preferred peppermint stick, but I wanted to keep Zoe's dress andgloves clean. We picked up a quart of choco chunk to take to Matt andwent home in silence.Matt was glad enough to get the ice cream; he had been busy sweeping thefloors while we were gone. He was. On the day before my wedding, Gurney, Rob, and John, accompanied by Francois Truffaut and Jean-Woodrow, went on a fishing expedition to the nearby River Scheldt. All were avid anglers and left Blanchard at sunrise. They were not expected back until sunset.Ruth was in her element in the nursery, looking after Marcel, Samuel, Bernadette, and our twin girls Mollie and Caroline. The rest of the females -- Chloe, Bridey, Matilde, Zinnia, and Mimi -- were gossiping in the withdrawing room.I invited. . Mike and I were leaned up against the island, they were on the couch, and he was trying to get her to stay over. I knew he would sneak out as soon as she fell asleep... she was facing the tv, so I started slowly pulling my shirt up, while mike was rubbing on me.. C was locked on and not looking away. I knew he wanted me. D ended up calling them an Uber, so that’s as far as we went... that night....2 days later, we are having Sunday funday, and they come back over. Different atmosphere, but I. There are more rides and booths at that, but this is cool. Allthe service clubs are here, except the Legion. They had to drop out afew years back, because they couldn't get enough people to man theirbooth. They sold a killer chicken on a bun. The Lions do that now,and donate 10 percent back to the Legion." The Optimists run a pony ride for the little kids," Lisa said. "Iused to ride that every year, until I got Dutchess. I rode Robert'spony at home, but it was still cool to come here and ride..