She quickly zipped it up and put the foul-smelling bag outside the tent hoping the odor would dissipate quickly.Ryan looked at her sitting there with ... disappointed look on her pretty face."Are there any blankets in the van, Sue?"Sue shook her head in the negative. The sleeping bags seemed perfect for the overnight trip and blankets seemed totally redundant. Ryan suggested that he get dressed and use his step-father's coat to sleep in the van. Sue shook her head because she knew how cold it got. Irina cried, Brandi cried, there was lots of hugging and food – in all the chaos, neither Brandi or Thomas had eaten in hours, so Pineapple Cake and Goose Pate were retrieved from the Pantry, with some more wine and croissants and by the end of it, Thomas and Cherie were happily buzzed. They were going to go back to Thomas’ home and rest, but Brandi and Irina said ‘Uh-Uh – you don’t see her before the wedding and that’s tomorrow. We’re giving her a Bachelorette Party.’ Thomas looked at his. . wait lucky... whatwas I thinking.. How was it lucky to be laced into a pair of high heels?She had really messed up my mind to make me think I was lucky to bewearing 6 inch heels. When she got to the top of the laces she used twomore of her locks, one on each boot in the lace holes, locking them shut.Then she placed a pair of cuffs below each knee and attached themtogether. She had me step into what appeared to be a long pink maidsuniform then she released my hands one at a time slipping each. "Didn't you have a date coming or something?" Yeah, I did, but she had to cancel on me. Family emergency," he explained as he took a deep swig of his beer."Wow, she must have been some date if you are drinking beer! You never drink!" Beth observed."Actually, she was the sister of a girl I had dated in high school." He took another swig of his beer.Beth had only heard about one girl Alex had dated in high school, and she raised her eyebrows in slight alarm. Alex saw the expression. "Yeah, that.