“Oh, I think I can do better than that, Barbara—let me see what I can do. And what about wee Chip?” I asked, exaggerating the brogue. He looked ...ghast.“A kilt’s a skirt that men wear, right? I can’t wear a skirt, Mom, the other kids would laugh their heads off!”“Oh, don’t be so quick to judge, Chip. According to legend the tartan is used to identify the different Scottish clans and the clansmen were once very formidable warriors, so the wearing of the tartan is the same as wearing a soldiers. ’ I blow him a kiss and run inside. * The October sky over the north wall is exotic as plum flesh, yellow bleeding to rose. I am in a borrowed coat – Molly Gallagher’s best – for I have none of my own, and I know not if Switzerland is warm or cold. And though Jim has been to Europe before, he cannot say one way or the other. The gold of the wedding band he bought – and shoved onto my finger outside the jeweller’s – winks on my finger, distracting me from looking out for him on the dock below.. She lifted her face towards him, expecting him to kiss her lips too. His hand slid downwards, now it cupped one small breast briefly. Then, suddenly, both his hands were on her hips, holding her up against the water-pipe. Then the man dropped to his knees in front of her. “Lift your leg, Zanna...”“No, wait, maybe I….“You know you want to...”He helped putting one of her legs up upon his shoulder. She twitched when he kissed the skin above her pussy. “Dirty little bitch” he said softly. She. ”Tim thanked them all profusely, with tears in his eyes for what they had done. He knew they all had jobs after school and on weekends, but the idea that they pooled their money to get him this, meant the world to Tim. Tim did stay in touch and met them at the same pub on most Friday nights. They all were fans of one football team and enjoyed evenings of beer and cheering their team on.oOoOver the years, Tim finished college and got the position at Microga. The five guys all took different.