It also allowed Berryl to talk with the "Tulips" and assess the ambience — nothing so crass as closely inspecting the females with whom TJ was assoc...ating. The Bosun gave Berryl a guided tour — because she was TJ's mother and had nothing at all to do with 'what does this woman have that had 'Ready Teddy' Strathlawn searching for her for two decades?' Cordial relations were established and on departure the Bosun and Cissie Cooper promised to tell Berryl if TJ misbehaved himself, which left. Breakfast was served and the whole family gathered around the table in a friendly atmosphere of sharing the events of the previous day. Everybody was somewhat jovial; all except Chris who was sitting on pins and needles. She had no clue as to what was going to take place that day other than what she had asked for from Greg. She was showing anticipation just like a young child on Christmas morning or their birthday.About mid morning Cathy took Chris to the mall in her car to do some 'big day'. She was quite certain that she was not going to want to have sex with some guy five minutes after she met him at a bar.She was reluctant, but she agreed to go. She is the author of the next great one-liner fail- "We're just going to meet people and collect email information for chatting."I called the number that was listed for the host couple. They asked to talk with my wife for a moment to ensure that she understood what I was signing us up for, and that she understood that she was required to. Tentatively she raised a hand to knock, hesitated, then with a deep breath, reached forward again to rap her knuckles on the door. From inside, she heard a muffled, "It's open." With a hand that was definitely shaking, she saw, she reached forward to grab the handle and press downward. The door snapped open a crack, revealing a faint glow on the other side. She pushed, widening that line of light, until she had the door fully open. The glow was coming from a single lamp, with a heavy fabric.