'Now, she was committed. But, it would be an opportunity to talk about stuff decided Ellie. There was no reason why they couldn't be friends. Once she...had that straight in her mind, she returned her attention to her work and pushed Michael out of her head. Friday was ages away and she had too much work to be worrying about a silly meal.Her car was back on the road by Friday night, which gave her a cast iron reason not to drink any alcohol. By the time she pulled up outside Michael's house, her. There were four national networks along with several independents in the reserved media section.Several of the networks planned to have reporters outside the Convention Center covering the incoming crowd. I knew for a fact that the protesters had tipped them off that they were going to cause trouble from a report I had just received from Robert.I had forbidden any live broadcast from the parking lot, in the tent or security area, much to the stations dismay; they all wanted the footage of. Once they were working, the ladies could go down in pairs, if they wanted, before time to make lunch. Just so happened that day, I had a reason to go down and get washed up at the bathin hole but no one really wanted to bother coming down with me. Gram said she would, if no one else would, but I said Id be fine on my own, and down I went, with change of clothes, towel and soap. I thought Id wash out my clothes while I was there, too, and hang em on the line down by the bathin hole as to let em. I pulled her body closer to mine, feeling its softness. Possibilities had opened up that I had never allowed myself to consider. I was about to find out what I had missed.The night had started as normal. Emma and I were just two in a mixed group of about a dozen who went out for a drink after work on Friday nights. We had a few early drinks at a pub near the university that was dodgy even by local standards, then left before its clientele got too drunk. We ate at a cheap kebab shop, then.