Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a glimpse ofwhite. He turned to see the blonde. She had stopped screaming. In fact,she had stopped swaying. She l...oked very sober. She gave him one lastdazzling smile, then turned and glided away, just as the first securityman tackled him to the ground.Christina walked away from the cameraman with a satisfied smile on herface. She made her way quickly to a side exit and out into the alley tothe side of the theater. A plain, brown sedan stood idling at. She leaned over, kissed my cheek and said 'Happy birthday honey' and made a big show of pulling the camera box from behind her back. 'Tah-Dah'.'Thanks Mom' I said 'It's just what I wanted'. I opened the box quickly and pulled it out. A top of the line digital camera, capable of recording video also. 'So you like it?' She asked.'It's perfect' I responded as I pulled it out and began to set it up to charge the battery. 'I can't wait to start playing with it. So, what's for dinner?'We ordered. Until I had a better understanding of the mother/daughter dynamics involved, I decided to make haste slowly.Years of social trial and error had taught me the best way to clear the air between two people was to speak plainly. I liked to think of it as playing poker with my cards face-up on the table."Alice, we need to talk. Curious minds want to know, do you want us to have sex?" I said.My blunt question seemed to take my hunting partner by surprise as she raised her eyebrows and blinked at me.. He did offer something else, I thoughtyou'd be interested..." Oh yes," he says smiling and showing his credit card. "Paul said you'd bemore likely to do it if I offered to pay for a new outfit for you."I give Paul an arch look. "Hey" He said with a shrug. "Even I've picked upon how much you love new outfits... c'mon, an afternoon shopping with Amy,for a new dress then a chance to show off with a bloke who won't try andtake advantage of you."I giggle.. "Won't try?"Dale gives me a serious look..