But there was always an element ofmissing excitement in simply clicking on "proceed to checkout" andentering his credit card details. And taking a de...ivery from ananonymous DPD delivery driver lacked the frisson of guilty excitementprovoked by interactions with real people in real shops.Still, there were bargains to be had in the lockdown sales, and therewere also sites offering the kind of clothes that it was difficult topurchase on the high street. The difficulty was to find a. What if I couldn't figure out what to do? What if I hurt her? Was Pete going to be watching and coaching? Would that make me freeze up? What if she chickened out? What if I chickened out?I avoided the Myer's family as much as I could. Avoiding Pete turned out to be easy. He had a new friend, Ryan, who had a car, a beautiful '55 Chevy. So Pete was hanging out with him a lot. I came up with some flimsy excuses to get out of a couple of dinner invitations from Anne Myers. The thought of sitting. A little part of her heart would always be with David; that was simply the way they were wired now. And she didn't think that part of her heart was being disregarded just because he was with some other girl now, did she?—because she didn't. So why the hurt? Why the big deal?It was David himself who came to her next. When she came home from classes, the living room was empty and Nicole's heart was up, so Elle subsided into her bedroom to do some homework. Some time later, there was a knocking on. " Oh I've done it now. Recieving a glance from both boys at the same time, not a disapproving glance mind you but one of excited surprise.....maybe expected me to keep him talking longer, it's true I love the chase....mmmm that juicy build up, but I'm not exactly in a aloof mood tonight. The look on Vincent's face is priceless, he's beaming, grinning from ear to ear. "Oh my sweet love that'll do just fine....as long as it's alright with everyone?" He looks questioningly at simon and robin. Both.