She had to show me where it was, though. Wanna see?”Of course I did, she led me to her closet, reached inside and pulled. A false wall swung open, a...d the shelves were lined with dolls and toys suitable for a young girl. “Gram said I could have more if I was good to Teddy.”I smiled. Later on I checked. Teddy was one of the very first teddy bears ever made, and was worth quite a bit to a collector. It meant more to a little girl who was forced to deal with the loss of her mother, though, and. I wasn't used to this stuff.Crystal picked up our wireless mics, and handed one to me. She broke into the opening bars of 'Flirty Cowgirl.' I waited and tried to get into the music. About three minutes later, I heard the band segue to 'Texas Dawn.' I moved up beside Crystal, and we started the duet. My voice cracked, and the echo around the stadium made me stutter and pause awkwardly. I tried to focus on the music, and things got a little bit better, but it wasn't a stellar performance –. With a smile I told her they could but she had to do something for me. The puzzled look on her face and her step back showed her wariness of this “deal”. I looked deep into her eyes and said all she had to do was not let anyone take my chair, as I had to go order another drink. I saw a bright smile that showed in her eyes as she nodded. I got another drink and when I returned she pointed to my chair that it was still there. I thanked her for keeping her end of the deal. I watched as she and her. She didn’t want him to go away. ‘And may I ask why are you serving coffee here on a cold morning like this when you should still be tucked up in bed, in your lover’s embrace?’ The intimacy of the suggestion made Louisa blush. ‘I’m a student,’ she said, ‘and this is the only way I have of earning some extra money.’ ‘Oh, a student,’ he said wistfully. ‘With nobody to take care of you?’ ‘My father died when I was 12. My mother is ill. I’ve taken care of myself for a long time.’ They were.