"I really have to be back after the first of the year to find a job. Remember, I don't have anyone to fall back on. If I'm not working in a couple of ...onths, I'm going to be in major trouble." Should I leave these on the hangers?" she asked, motioning to the pants as she came out of the closet with them.Jill was shaking her head. "We can get more in the suitcases without them, and there will be plenty of hangers and hanging space in your suite in the Retreat." My 'Suite?'" she questioned.. “Its a bit different borrowing a Black and Decker to borrowing someone elses bird,” Chalky observed.“Yeah you have to buy a Black and Decker, can’t rent one for a short time.” Derek agreed.“Or nick it,” Mikey the Pikey chipped in, “What do you want?”“We fucking don’t we was saying you can’t rent a Black and Decker like you can a bird.” Nozzer explained.“Frankie’s tool hire does a good deal,” Mikey insisted.“What on tarts?” Derek asked.“Dunno, never asked,” Mikey admitted.“I suppose you can. It's time you realized it."She touched my arm, "Seriously, Pris is a really nice girl. I hope you give each other a chance."I nodded. "In spite of your influence, she seems like a nice girl."Libby said, "Pretty, too."I nodded. She was pretty, if you liked athletic, muscular girls, who didn't mind getting sweaty and dirty; and I did.During the week before the wedding, I had intended to relax at the Fairhope bayhouse, play a little golf, sail, and make a brief visit to Barin and Summerdale.. Without looking back, I responded. “Yes, and remember to leave some room for lunch.”I heard a guffaw and turned to face the voice.We looked to be of the same age, dressed similarly in business suits, jackets, blouses, and slim pencil skirts, her suit a light grey, mine darker charcoal. She had light brown hair that tumbled around her shoulders and a delicate face with a slightly upturned nose. She was as tall as me with a slender well-shaped body, lively and effervescent and in a word,.