She stayed at his side, her arm linked in his and let everyone know that she was not available under any circumstances. Near the end of the night, he ...ommandeered a bottle of champagne and two glasses and asked Shanice to join him on the balcony. He popped the bottle, poured the sparkling wine and handed her a glass. ‘What are we toasting to?’ Douglas thought for a long moment and smiled. ‘To my balls.’ ‘What?’ She laughed, her eyes twinkling. ‘We’ve been friends for three years and not once. I headed out to the little café we had agreed to meet at for a quick breakfast. She had told me to keep an eye out for a woman wearing a red blouse, so I already kind of knew what to look for when I walked in the door. I stopped just inside and took a look around, then another look. Strangely enough, I was only seeing one lady wearing a red blouse, but she was not what I was expecting … From what I could see from behind her, this lady was young, and she was hot! Not at all what I was expecting.. "Okay this is a good news bad news situation," began Bill. "It's a long trip so you'll be on the road during Thanksgiving. But it pays nearly double your regular rate. So that should give you everything you need to get that Kenworth that you've been whining about for months." What's the bad news part?" asked Evie, seriously."You know, being on the road away from home during the holiday. That's why it pays so much, and also why I didn't want to have to send one of the guys with a family," said. But she quickly looked away."Me too," she said weakly."You can take one after me, if you want. Did you bring anything else to wear?"Laura nodded. "I always leave a little emergency bag in my car. I'll get it." Here's the keys."Ada smiled matter-of-factly, as if she always handed the keys of her house to a new friend, and then headed for the stairs. When Laura returned with her bag, she could faintly hear the sound of the shower upstairs. Then Ada's loud, nasal twang came drifting down the.