.. well you got a dingy old bookstore. you had no idea whether you could run it or not, luckily the building was now owned by you so you didn't need t... pay any rent so to begin with the store would be more like your personal library.Your grandfather was known to have been a collector so you were excited to see what kinda books he had left, and it was the interest in books that had been the biggest connection between you and your grandfather. You loved to get lost in other worlds whether that. " It was no problem I was coming back anywa..."I couldn't even finish my sentence as Ashlyn came down the stairs wearing a little black dress and black high heels. Her hair was tied back and she was only wearing slight make-up, if any (I told you how perfect she was just naturally). "Hey, Dad, hi, Jim. I see you two have met," Ashlyn stated with an unmistakeable cheer in her voice. Her dad said, "Yes we did. You look beautiful honey. Y'all have fun. And, Jim, have her home by midnight." Yes,. After putting his boots and leather belt on on, Santa headed for the door before trudging back through the snow to his waiting sleigh and reindeers. Candice also dressed and put on some warm clothing as well as her snow boots. They hugged and gave each other a final kiss before Santa waved goodbye and reunited with his reindeer. Candice watched sadly as Santa called out to Dasher to get ready for take-off. Santa then pressed a button on his console, sending the sleigh and reindeer into hyper-. "Crystal instructed her, "Never mind that for now, back up a bit and let's see the damage." Yes, ma'am," Sally said, doing as she was told, mortified she'd just gotten into an accident. Although she was eighteen she'd only had her licence for two weeks, as her parents hadn't thought she needed one yet. She'd begged, stressing she should get some practice in before she went to Berkeley in the fall for college (even though she wouldn't really need a car even then as she was staying in a dorm)..