David leaned over my table. “Buy you a drink?” heasked.“Yes,” I said easily as I checked out his full head ofgrey hair. He was...slightly taller than me and slim.“Now what is a sexy thing like you doing out here alonetonight?” Dave asked, smiling.“Bored,” I said. “Needed to get out.”“Where is your hubby?” he asked.“He is a pilot on a trip,” I answered.“Oh? Oh!” Dave smiled again. “A bit of the. Onekdin amon tight gud mari ni. Gudta jeno amar dhonta ekdom kamre dhoreche. Magi’r boyosh kompokkhe choutirish, poitirish to hobei, kintu eto tight gud.Mone hoi jeno ekdom kochi mal. Ami toma’r mar duto pa amar kadher upore tule diye, gudta tene upore tule fellam. Tarpore thapate laglam moner sukhe. Tomar ma sofai shuye shuye thap khache ar mukh diye aaahhhhhh kore shitkar korche.Ektu por por nijer mone ki jeno bolche ami bujteo parchilam na. Ami moner sukhe thapachi. Kotodin gud mara hoy ni.. " You know, if they're not even there, why not just stay here until we canget this all fixed up? You're going to have to call into school sick onMonday, and I can do that for you. I'll get home that evening and we'llhave you good to go!" Where would I sleep, though?" Oh, you and Jackie can just sleep together in her bed."I just stared at her, thinking she HAD to be kidding. She was."Haha, sorry, just a little joke. We have the pull-out bed in the den.You'll be fine in there. Okay?" Sure, why. I didn't think we'd make it to Christmas. Anyway..." The menfolk had settled in to watch football; most of the women had gone off to shop except for Charlene and myself. I just didn't feel like being grilled about George and I. The men were watching the game and Charlene and I were keeping them fed. Right before kick-off, a young man joined us. Charlene seemed very happy to see him and I was introduced to Michael. I believe he had been gone for the previous two weeks on a ski trip and was just.