Small beaten-copper tables were scattered around the edges of the room. We selected one next to the large picture window at the front of the bar and o...dered a variety of appetizers for all of us to share. The tiny table meant that we were all squished together in a confined space, which gave Melanie plenty of opportunity to get her right thigh up against Andy's left.During the course of the meal, with Andy and I both inhaling Melanie's musky perfume and admiring her cleavage as she ate, the. .. extracted Susan and Jasmine from the pub, it was apparent they were both a little worse for wear, particularly Jasmine who had great difficulty in moving in a straight line. After a little thought, we got them into the back of the car and I sat in the front with Anna to make our way home. I was unsurprised that Jasmine as asleep leaning on Susan within half a mile of moving off and Susan was pretty drowsy. Anna drove very carefully. The 600cc 2CV is surprisingly nippy, but she kept the speed. Gordon was sulking in the study.“Bon chance,” Mom said.I finally released him and stood back. He was so erect, his back like a ramrod, he looked indestructible. I did something I had never done before: I stood very straight, as close to attention as I could, and gave him a very correct, very crisp Marine salute. He smiled at me, crinkling the corners of his eyes. And he returned my salute with equal formality. Then he was gone, striding down the driveway toward the waiting taxi.I watched the. "Hopefully there'll be enough changing rooms." I'm starting to think there isn't going to be any." Shawn replied, equally as disappointed by the lack of time they had spent there. He followed Jacob into the changing rooms which looked just as packed as the pool was.Squeezing their way through everyone, they fought their way to the showers which were situated all the way down the wall. Pushing the button released a quick burst of cold water before warm water began to gush out.Jacob couldn't help.