We learned of your retirement from mutual friends, and invited Misti to bring you here for a retirement party. She kindly accepted our invitation, and...we decided to try our best to show you our gratitude for your service to our country, and for allowing us to enjoy Misti's company during your stay in our town. We hope you will settle here for the rest of your days, and continue to grace our town with your citizenship. Whatever assistance we can offer is yours for the asking." The owner's speech. It was Faith's firstpamper day. Yes the loving aunt could had just told Faith their plans, butwaiting until they were on their way was better to her. Aunt Dot was aforce of nature, larger than life and wanted this special day to be asgrand as it could be. Building up the suspense would add to the day.Lastly she wanted to save her brother from hearing Faith talk about theirday beforehand, he would hear enough about it afterwards.The first stop of the day was at the MAC store, then onto the hair. I..." I got up and placed a hand on her scrawny shoulder. "No need for any of that," I said in my most forgiving tone, "These kind of misunderstandings happen all the time in places like this. You just pop back and tell the others and we'll forget about the whole thing, how about that?" Pamela didn't say another word, she just shot out of my office and disappeared downstairs. I went back to my desk and e-mailed Lena and told her about my little chat with Pamela. She had to have the same story. He gracefully reciprocated bydetermining Earl's own choice before committing himself. Allan'sgreatest surprise though came as he was about to head for the bedroom."Would you do something special for me, Allan?" he was asked."Certainly if I can," he replied."You know that I like having you here to remind me of Ellen."Allan looked down at his corsage and lifted his hands to unpin it so hecould look at it more freely. "What is it you would like?" I'd like you to wear one of Ellen's night-dresses..