I eagerly opened the door only to be very disappointed, the husband (Larry) was on his own. I invited him in and he explained to Helen and myself, tha... he had lost our original letter with the phone number on and only had the address and directions I had given him over the phone. It seems his wife Tracy, had only this morning come down with the flu and not having the phone number he couldn't let us know.We sat and chatted for a while, he told us of the many adventures he and Tracy had enjoyed.. “I used to cry... a long time ago. The last time I cried I was when dad caught me smoking a cigarette when I was in eighth grade. He hadn’t spanked me in a long, long time, but he really lost it when he could smell cigarette smoke and came in to my bedroom and caught me.”I shrugged my shoulders and smiled at her. “It was my first ever cigarette and I got caught. That’s the way my life goes.”I smoothed out my pajama top and added, “Like now, I was wearing just my pajamas and he was really mad. I. When we walked backstage, the first ballot was in progress; they were nearly done. Carl’s assistant Paul Ryder was back stage watching the tally. It was nearly evenly divided among the four candidates. Nothing unexpected there with the first ballot. When it was completed the horse trading would begin.‘‘I have the plank items Carl wanted,’’ I said.‘‘He will be relieved to look at them after all the bullshit on the floor about them. They postponed the debate on them in order to get the first. Oh, you bet I will. ****** My first day at work went well, with only a few cups and plates broken, but I made a tenner in tips. Lily was basically giving me her life story as we strolled to her flat just around the corner from the cafe. She lived above an estate agent, and as we walked through the front door, I could feel my pulse racing. It smelt of air freshener and sex. The door opened directly into her living room, which was all girly with bright pink walls and artificial flowers.