The sheer level of disorganization was mind numbing. Almost every typeof item that the mind could imagine, could be seen in the mess. In onecorner J...ke saw costumes hanging from a rack. In another he saw agrandfather clock. A statue of a naked woman decorated a spot on a wall,with piles of high tech children's toys shelved next to it. Theincongruous variety wasn't even the most amazing aspect of theestablishment.Most of the items were covered by a layer of dust! How could a store,only one. Last night he was out with his friends doing the clubs (and possibly other things) and I just couldn’t disturb his stag night.Now I was ready and I scanned myself in the mirror, beautiful, there was no sign that I’d been an absolute whore for the previous couple of days. I felt so guilty that I’d had sex with other men and so exhilarated as that pleasant moistness warmed through me again. Cynically I was dressed all in white and the deceit fortified me against my fianc? cheating. I looked. "Alex decided to dress casually and after putting on one of his new brasand a pair of panties he selected a plain T-shirt and his denim skirtand threw a hoodie over his shoulders."Alex you look terrific," said Amy when he presented himself to her."Have a seat by the mirror here and I'll soon have you looking evenbetter and when Ella is done with you this morning even your Mum won'trecognize you."'That may be a good thing," said Alex with a grin.At breakfast they decided that Jess would stay. I pulled the check out of the envelope and saw that it was for more than the $500 that I sent him. I rushed back to my room and called him to say he shouldn't have paid me extra, but he interrupted and said, "What kind of friend would keep the interest when he holds money for a friend?"I felt overjoyed. He was calling me a friend again.Epilogue About a month later, Charlie called me up and said, "It's gone." I could tell he was smiling."Your virginity?" Yep." Congratulations. Hey, you know what.