I wonder if…’ ‘So as I was saying,’ Natasha cut her off. ‘You should wear that skirt we bought during summer. You know, the blue one with th... white trim.’ Janine knew the one. They had been shopping a few weeks ago and she had bought the skirt on a whim. It wasa nice skirt, and had looked good on her, but didn’t fit into her normal dress code: t-shirt and jeans. ‘I don’t know, Nat.’ Janine repeated. ‘I hardly wear skirts.’ ‘Nonsense. You’d look great in it.’ ‘Well…’ ‘Look, take it as a. No chance of bonding there, I'd say. I hoped the baying of the hounds that greeted the bang of our car doors wasn't an evil omen.Inside the shop there was a guard dog by the door, a stuffed Snoopy about three feet tall. His head was drooping, so I paused to scratch his ears in an effort to perk him up. The shop itself was small and cramped, jammed with shelves of knick-knacks, toys and kitchen appliances, open bins of purses, neckties, hats, shoes and CDs, mostly pretty good quality stuff. By. She ran her hand along his bare chest. "I like seeing you shirtless," she said."So do I like seeing you shirtless. I thought men were the visual ones." I see you and it makes me want to touch you." She stroked his chest again. "I love this little patch of chest hair," she said and ran her fingers through it.Noah kissed the top of her head. "That's all the furniture," he said. "We've already emptied your kitchen cabinets. About all that's left to do is to sort through the books and determine. ’ Fern grabbed her own back pack. ‘Tonight, I want s’mores!’ ‘A girl after my own heart,’ Ivy said with approval. They traipsed through the woods, keeping up a good pace despite everyone being tired, and reached the camp site in about an hour. ‘I think we made it just in time.’ Ivy nudged Willow and they both looked up at the sky. ‘Looks like it might rain.’ ‘They did call for some light rain,’ Clay broke in. ‘That’s why we suggested everyone bring ponchos. Still, it shouldn’t be too bad,.