I still fell asleep before he arrived. I realized that Santa was not ready to see me yet. I had to trust that he would let me see him when he was read....On the eve of my sixteenth birthday, I kept my usual vigil in the living room. I always decorated it extra special, with ornaments I had made, decorating the tree, and a dozen holly-scented candles illuminating the small room. I did not try any of the tricks to stay awake that I had before. I was content to wait until Santa was ready.That night. A decision that had brought appreciative smiles to the male population and disapproving looks from most of the female half. "Hey, I'm not saying that I'm going to go up on deck, spread my legs and take on all comers." Dawn continued. "I just mean that maybe we should look at things with a more open mind." You're crazy, you know that!" Kari called out from within the small bathroom."One more comment like that and I won't tell you about the surprise." What surprise?" Kari asked as she stuck her. It looked as if some genie has blinked and made the yard perfect! The lawn was mowed immaculately and the shrubs were neatly pruned.There was more surprise when I opened the door. The house looked very clean and there was a very pleasant aroma of food coming from the dining room! I couldn’t help following the smell and on the dinner table was a spread of dishes. Even in my wildest dreams, I never would have ever prepared any thing half as good as this. Kumar was in the kitchen, washing up, in. " That was all she said on the matter. I ordered a drink for Lucy, the same as what I was having, and went to set my guitar down with the few others that were already there. Craig told me I could play next and showed me the table he had saved for me so I could watch the performers but still move about when needed to. Lucy and I settled down by the fire on our stools and she seemed to naturally lean against me a little bit, not that I minded. We watched Acer finish his set and hand over to Craig.