But then the doors opened and there you were. Just as I had imagined you. But you just looked straight through me. I know there are a lot of people wa...ting, but.... Then our eyes met. I mouthed and signed, "Forward slash -- hug". A smile appeared on your face, we moved towards each other and stopped about six feet apart. Nothing, then I see a small tear appear on your cheek. You drop your bags and run into my arms, we just hold each other while the world went on around us. Totally oblivious to. She seemed to spend quite a bit of time talking to Cindy. Margie was still standoffish, but melted some when the children started crawling over her. The children were fed first, and then the adults had dinner in Belle's dining room. The kids were in their playpen in the living room. Most of them were napping after eating. They were all on solid food by now.The girls had their twentieth birthday on the fifth of December this year (2011).There was another dinner planned for Christmas. We had. Elise and I bantered for a while as the rotation continued. Her hand remained on my forearm slowly rubbing up and down. Though I appreciated the attention, I knew her endgame. This was far from my first trip to a club like this and I knew Elise's job was to sell dances. Even before I entered the club, my mind was set that I was not going to partake in a lap dance. Though Elise with her soft touch was enticing, my wife has a nose of a bloodhound and she would instantly know if someone else was. Ted grinned and raised his eyebrows.Alice stared and her mouth dropped open in complete surprise. "OH, TED!!!" she gasped when she saw what it was. She was so taken aback she could hardly speak as they both stood there."Like it?" asked Ted, wriggling his toes in his new Tartan slippers as he rocked back and forth with his hands behind his back.Alice turned to her husband wide-eyed with wonder. "Oh, my God," she blurted out as she blushed from head to toe, "It's a paddle!!"Indeed it was. He'd.