'You think I should go down there and offer to sit on it', I finally retorted?'If you don't use it, you lose it', she replied candidly. We were commu...icating more like friends than mother and daughter, a perfect scenario for keeping your daughter on-board, they say, keeping her on the straight and narrow.'You think I would enjoy it knowing you were watching me', her answer shocked me, 'Yes I would love to watch you, I'm sure I could learn a lot from you'.I turned and looked back down at him, I. Waiting for what she knew he was suggesting; wanting him to say it. “Or we could go get something to eat. What do you say? Think of it as a team building exercise between two colleagues who haven’t really had an opportunity to meet.” He smiled expectantly. He knew she would say yes.“I’d love to....” she blurted out. She regretted seeming so keen, so obvious. Come on Nadia, at least try and be cool about it, she thought.“That’s decided then! I know a lovely little Italian restaurant just a block. Hum dono rickshaw par baith gaye. Halki andher ho chuki thi. Main pehli baar uske etne karib baitha tha. She was smelling wonderful. Maine apna ek haath piche piya or uske pith par rakha. Mujhe apne haath se uske bra ka strip mahsus ho raha tha. Maine pucha ye kya hai… Wo mujh par gussa ho gai or boli.. Ye tum kya kar rahe ho, par hatne ke liye nahi kaha. Main uski pith ko rub karta raha, use v shayad acha lag raha tha. Fir raste mein kuch sannata tha. Maine apne haath ko uske or piche le gaya. Shanice would share no dance with any other men, her attention was on Douglas. She stayed at his side, her arm linked in his and let everyone know that she was not available under any circumstances. Near the end of the night, he commandeered a bottle of champagne and two glasses and asked Shanice to join him on the balcony. He popped the bottle, poured the sparkling wine and handed her a glass. ‘What are we toasting to?’ Douglas thought for a long moment and smiled. ‘To my balls.’ ‘What?’ She.