And then I saw Caitlin kiss her new friend. Oh no.And then a slow song started and Mark excused himself from Debbie'sclutches and came back to where I...was next to the bar. "May I have thisdance?" Mark asked gallantly. I nodded yes and Mark took my hand andled me to the dance floor.I noticed that some other girls had slipped off their shoes when theywere dancing so I did the same. Without my three inch spikes on Marktowered over me. I slid my arms around his neck while he placed hisarms around. "That is why I love Long Island, New York so much. They will drink like fish and laugh at anything because after a week of work, it's got to get better, am I right?" There was a smattering of applause. "Now don't get me wrong, I too was employed not too long ago at a convenience store. I know fairly well what it takes to survive the day. A pack or two of cigarettes, an attitude to handle the child who tries to five-finger discount a chocolate bar and a smile for the grandmother who needs to. He joined our group, his girlfriend was there and some of the other guys girlfriends/wives were out. Everyone was having a fun night and enjoying few adult beverages (I was well behaved but maybe some people were having a few more than others – hahaha).Later in the night Alex and I were off to the side chatting and Alex told me that he knows I’m “Aussie Speedo Guy” ... I’m not out to any of my Central Coast friends and this was like a kick in the guts. Alex must have seen the look on my face. "Oh, Hi Brian!" she continued, lightly. "I see you've met our new Au Pair?"Brian returned a withering look. "Yes, we just introduced ourselves."Annoyed, Tina turned back to Ken, "I must thank you, Kathy! For arranging this rare meeting between my husband and me."Brian set his jaw, "please don't, Tina." Don't what?"Brian paused for a second, trying to decide if he should pursue the argument. "Never mind. Kathy is it? Sorry about this. We alarm all of the outside doors at night. You must have set.