”“Of course,” Deirdre answered. She saw her niece rolling her eyes behind Hailey’s back. Both suspected that the answer meant Hailey was worki...g on the menu for the company picnic or something of equal importance.“Now, if you’ll excuse me, I really do have a lot to do and I don’t want to be stuck here all evening,” Hailey told them.“Do you have plans tonight?” Alexa asked, not moving from the window where she was staring out at the large apartment building across the street.“Not if I don’t. . he carries on very well with everyone she notices... Soon Mackay leaves his post and returns quickly with a stool.---- Here ya go Elsie... sit here and we can chat for as long as you like...Elsie moves behind the bar and pulls herself up on the stool... ---- This is different from what I imagined Mackay...---- Would you like something else to drink? You don-t seem to be enjoying the one you have Elsie.---- I am afraid I am not much for alcohol Mackay.--- I will mix you a drink,. Betty's mom served lunch for us all and about three o'clock she chased ushome to get ready for the big dance. It was the first time any of us weregoing to such a fancy affair. I was ecstatic when we all girl kissedgoodbye. At that splitting up I had been kissed by more girls than all thetimes in my life combined.At home mom and Adam helped me pick out everything I was going to wearthat night. Adam couldn't help too much because he had to get ready forhis Senior Prom, I had seen the gown he was. Staci, you'll be going first, probably in the next few minutes." She went on, confirming that I was going 2nd and yada, yada, yada. As soon as she referenced 'Ms. Staci', I'd starting tuning her out. Staci Horst. She was fucking Staci Horst! "Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fucking fuck!", I thought. For those of you not familiar with Des Moines, Staci Horst had been the KCCI news anchor until a year ago. It had been widely speculated that she might have to resort to PA work and it was assumed that if.