‘Well we’d hate for you to be sat at home every weekend on your own, feeling sorry for yourself.’ She snorted. ‘I certainly don’t do that Mr...Stafford,’ ‘Mike please,’ ‘Mike, I have two young children, a new house and lots of friends, please don’t think I’m going to be rotting away in doors for lack of company.’ ‘Oh well, I wasn’t suggesting that you were of course,’ he chuckled to himself, ‘only we can’t find the harness or the white gloves for the standard bearer. Brian was the last standard. Jeremy was about to call out to her but then she noticed she was walking straight towards a kid that had been standing off to the side away from the Fountain entrance. He watched in stunned silence as Gina walked right up to the kid, wrapped her arms around him and kissed him hard on the lips."Oh shit," he mumbled when he saw the kid reach down to cup Gina's ass cheeks."She's under a spell," Tara mumbled with a look of fear in her eyes."I know," Jeremy replied as he watched the kid lead Gina. As for the brunette… In other circumstances getting to know her better might not be the worst thing that could happen to a man, but in other circumstances, why would she be interested in a slightly the worse for wear fifty-odd-year-old?As it happened, Virginia seemed to have lost interest too. Come Thursday I’d almost ceased to think of her at all. That was when the text message arrived.“Drinks? Same time, same place.”Don’t. There’s nothing in it for you. Nothing at all. You’re best shot of. “I believe we have no need of ‘small talk’ at this time. We both know why you are here. Young lady, I’d like for you to choose which bill you would like to accept for your services. Pick the $5 and we will have no more than some simple ‘petting’ and kisses. Take the $10 and we will go upstairs for a more intimate encounter. Choose the $20 and I’m afraid I can’t make promises as to what will happen.”Fancy’s mind spun dizzily. The $5 would pay for the doctor her mother needed so desperately.