I was scared of driving it.”On his way to Welwyn Garden City, Lisa and I tagged along with him. Lisa insisted that I needed a new wardrobe. Dropping...us off at The Howard Centre, as he slowly drove off, Lisa took my arm in hers tight as we both watched the car. “Thank you for making my uncle smile again,” she said as she put her head on my shoulder.For two hours it was from one shop to another. By midday, we were walking down the high street with a handful of bags in either hand. Walking past. " I'm not so sure about this, ladies," said Dan, looking bamboozled."Not sure about what?" said Marlene inquisitively. "We don't need you tobe sure about anything, but this will go so much smoother if you justfollow along and just breathe, dear. Now stand please." Ok...ok! Holy shit!" said Dan, feeling his palms grow sweaty as he stoodfrom the masseuse table. "It's just aside from what my sister just sprungon me, I'm not even exactly sure what we're doing here?" Getting the birthday girl ready,. He was smitten with her, and she knew that leaving would hurt him, but it was for his own good.Maybe leading him on had been cruel, but she hadn’t planned for this. She had hoped that things wouldn’t have gotten serious with the kid, but he was young and naive, and maybe she had secretly hoped that this would happen despite herself. Anything for a taste of normalcy, anything just to feel the warmth of another person again, to be wanted.It couldn’t be, however. She preferred Matt brokenhearted. Fishing on the floor with her hands, in the darkness, she feels for Bridget. As the diesel engines powers the van along the now deserted streets, Bern, finds Bridget. Relieved to find a hand, she wraps her fingers around and squeezes. As Bridget returns with a squeeze, Bern exhales a sigh of relief.The van crawls to a halt and the back doors open with a squeak. In the darkness, groping hands fumble for the girls. Finding their targets, Bern and Bridget, thrown over the shoulders of the heavies,.