And yes, from now one I will treat you both like grownups. Be reminded though that grown up in southern cal is a little wilder than back east." I thin... we'll be ok Nicole. Nice to see you again. Beautiful house you have." Oh thanks Cynthia. Or do you prefer Cindy? You may have noticed that I'm going by Nikki. Just what people were calling me here, so I went with it. Maybe Nicole sounded older?" Cindy is fine. I go by either, but Cindy is easier." Cindy it is. Now come in. Would you like a. Before she knew it she had almost finished the second beer and the main group were about to come on stage. Excited she downed the rest of the beer and chucked the plastic. She heard someone tut, she turned to see the guy from the bar stood close behind her.“Shouldn’t litter” He said smirking, his blue eyes piercing into hers.“What can I say? I’m a bad girl.” She smiled back and turned around.The band came on stage and the large crowd cheered, everyone pushed forward and all of a sudden the bar. He put his head down and trudged through the powder. That was the trick to operating in cold weather: keep your work steady, and conserve energy. The heat loss due to sweating from over exertion would kill more quickly than just the cold. A brief glance into the wind every few minutes, which about froze his eyes every time, confirmed he was on course. Snow trickled into his clothes. Wind tore at him and his legs burned from the effort of breaking new ground with every step. It was an accident,. We had many aphrodisiacs to set the mood for the night: Orange Glazed Salmon and shrimp cocktail was one of the many appetizers offered to us. “You look exceptionally well with your red laced corset and pencil skirt, Lyric,” stated Jake. I acknowledged him with a silent nod. Thereafter, I had returned to the networking of fellow colleagues attending the school function. Jake was in the room sharing glances with myself as he was obtaining his second beverage at the wine bar. As he glanced at.