It all looks great. Never can go wrong with a blonde ina red dress." Excuse me, can you take a picture of all of us together," Jodi handed herphone to...a stranger."Oh sure," said the guy snapping a pic as they huddled together."Now, just one of those two, ok?" said Jodi, pushing Ryan next to Jordan andjumping out of the shot with Candice."Cool ,sure," said the stranger as Ryan happily put his arm around Jordanand smiled."Thanks," said Jodi, taking back her phone and pressing some buttons. "Ijust. After so many years, I knew the guys who rostered the crew very well — so a bit of flirty banter with Derek the department manager and I was scheduled onto the Bahrain flight. My plan was in place!As I had dressed for work that morning, I had taken ‘extra care’ — subtle but glamorous make-up and my hair twisted into a neat chignon. I had always loved the crew uniform, a very smart (if somewhat impractical) knee length, tight dark navy skirt, crisp white shirt, silk scarf and dark navy jacket.. Then wekissed passionately for what must have been an hour. After that, I fellasleep nuzzling her soft pillowy breasts.As I slept, The Voice returned."Ease his pain."I jolted awake."Ease his pain." What? Whose pain?" I said to nobody in particular.What time was it? I had no idea; this house had a lot of things, butthere weren't any clocks.It was then that the doorbell rangI fumbled around for my clothes, but I couldn't find them. So I openedthe door a crack and stood behind it.It was Hank,. " OK. I may not be able to take you out but I'm sure they'd let me visit you." Hope so."They chattered on for another half hour and might have continued oblivious to anyone else had Deborah not called Annette for supper.Richard and Deborah did not have to say anything as Annette bubblingly told them about her conversation with Harry. She did not however invite their views on going out with him. Neither did they offer them.The next ten days passed achingly slowly for her. She played her hockey.