After a small snack in the late afternoon we went to our rooms, washed and dressed, and waited for eight o clock when guests should start arriving. Up...n the hour I, as acting host, and Sadie, as hostess, waited in the hall to greet the attendees. While waiting I admired the furnishings, everything was spotless and shining from vigorous polishing from the staff. Of course, no one wanted to arrive first so we waited until close to nine before the first arrived, fashionably late. I'll bet the. She wasn't sure what to make of it all, what to say to him. "You know I... never so much as hit a woman, before you. I wouldn't... other than you," he said, sounding downright timid now. He wanted her to know he was a nice guy, really, that he wasn't actually a monster in real life. No. There was something else in his voice, in his eyes. He wanted reassurance from her that he wasn't a monster, that he could walk away from the violence he'd done to her and be a nice guy again. She had nothing to. "I have talked with Frederik about us two," Sandra started to say, but for a moment didn't know how to go on.Sandra's hesitation didn't help Veronique's nervousness, although, she was still glad that Sandra had done like she had asked from her, but now she was afraid about how Frederik would have responded to it. "And? What had he to say about it?" What do you think?" Sandra asked teasingly."Well ... Um ... If I think about it ... He's a teenage boy, so ... He probably wasn't against it?". They spent Saturday morning washing their car, and did their shopping that afternoon, still avoiding the subject. Then Max himself brought it up, suggesting at about five that they should shower and change for the occasion. Jackie complied, and they were quickly on their way. She found herself nervous and excited about the event, hardly knowing what to expect, but strongly suspecting that it was going to be an evening she would long remember.Pris and Hal deftly put them at ease, providing.