Dinner was a simple affair; they cleaned out the leftovers from the refrigerator. Everyone slept soundly that night.The next day, the family dispersed... Frank and Ronnie climbed back into their pickup truck to head back to Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Sue promised to bring the kids out for a couple of weeks the coming summer. Harry Junior slipped out after lunch to play basketball with some friends. Taylor got on the phone to Billy and promised to come over that night. Then she called Cindy, to. There wasn't any way I was going to see it. I hadn't thought about how hard it was going to be to navigate in this gown. At least I had on slippers and not heels. It was easier to feel the steps. The hoop was misshaped by the rails on the stairs, it was too wide for the modern space allowed.I looked up and smiled at Eddie, my escort for the evening."Breath taking." Eddie bowed. He somehow manged to look silly and dashing all at once. He wore slacks of a creased cotton. A buckled black shoe. His. It is my favorite too”. She said and stood up. “If you do not mind, I shall be back in about 10 minutes”, she whispered and walked to the stairs. I had no clue, what was on her mind, but knew that when she came back up; she would not mind to have some of this scotch. I brought another glass, a fresh bottle of soda and the ice and placed everything on the table in the living room. Sure, in about 5—6 minutes, she was back and holding a big platter of fresh salad. I could see her wet hair and did. Libby Manning was there with Delphine. They came over to us, arms linked unselfconsciously and Libby kissed me as did Delphine. “You must be Barbara?” Delphine was dressed in a pair of grey leather trousers with a pale yellow silk shirt that showed off the darkness of her skin to perfection. The way she looked at Babs was almost predatory. Babs was not remotely cowed by the tall woman’s lingering handshake. She gave her at least two inches but held her gaze and I knew, without any jealousy,.