Since he moved in last year he had been my secret lover. He lived as PG in the next house with the Sharmas. When I got up I gave Sunil a missed call a...d when he called me back, he said he might be able to come around 10am from office. I was eagerly waiting and he promptly turned up at 10. I had worn a sexy baby doll nighty in baby pink, with a red silk thong and matching bra. As the bell rang I rushed to the door and popped it open. It was Sunil. I hugged him tight to me and kissed him. Tonight, just after Sarah asks, I'll give her this ring..."Ladies and gentlemen," dad announces after we all take our seats."Eighteen years ago today, Sandra and I were blessed with the greatestgift the world could ever give to us. It's safe to say that on thatdreary day [check this] in March 1997, I never imagined that that tinylittle boy would grow up to be a beautiful, confident, intelligentwoman... But I'm so, so glad that SHE did, and I'm so, so proud to beable to say that I am the father. He couldn’t think straight now. He’d figure out what to do about Maisie after a short nap. He tipped his head back against the armchair, closed his eyes, and slipped into a dream. ———————– Alessandro was drunk. Not falling-down, can’t-speak, going-to-be-sick drunk, but drunk nonetheless. That wasn’t the problem. The problem was that it was only 4:30 in the afternoon. It had been stupid to have those shots earlier, but he’d been looking forward to this weekend—his former high school’s. "It's important to me that all my customers are happy. What do you find wrongwith my bar?" he said, staring at me with his beady eyes. "Well," I began, "this place is so dirty, the paint is peeling, and to behonest with you it smells a little bit."The man frowned. "You know, repairs to the building are quite expensive. Itwould cost me thousands of dollars to fix this place up. I don't have that kindof money." Maybe," I continued, "if you had something to distract me. Like better girls."This.