America? But that was on the other side of the world. A million miles away from here. "No" she whispered as she fell to her knees in the snow and bega...n to cry.*"Hey, Bozo," said a familiar voice as someone slipped their hand into his.Slowly opening his eyes, Joss saw his sister sitting to his right watching him as he smiled and squeezed her hand. "Hey," he replied with his voice barely a whisper. His throat still felt raw and saying anything at all made him wince with pain."Water?" asked. I slept a lot longer than she. When I woke at midday, there was a note on the kitchen counter.“I’m headed off to see my fam. Have fun. And remember: it’s okay to have people over." Signed with a smiley.I quickly got on my phone. All my friends were out of town. How could I have a party at her place if no one was around? Who could I even get over here?I went to work that evening, Christmas Eve, expecting to be out of there early. I’m a bartender in a fairly small city. Most of the. I squeaked as he grabbing my hand with a few more squirts. Dadding the end with his hanky, he smiled at me putting it back in it's hidding place. Seconds latter, we were on the path. "Thanks a lot, cya" and took off.Like a zombie, I took off the other way and after a few steps i started to skip.So that's how they come? That was really something! I wanked a guy! Holy geez! I couldn't help myself, I began screaming with excited laughter. Still laughing hard, jogging past the tennis courts,. It would be a family post-graduation dinner for her. ‘But I’m not family.’ ‘It doesn’t matter Roo, honestly.’ ‘But why?’ The beautiful blonde eyed him steadily. ‘Because you are one of the few guys to have made a real impact on me.’ ‘But I’ve only met you the once.’ ‘That’s when it happened. I can invite you to lunch but you might think it improper of me to ask you for a date.’ ‘Belinda, thanks for inviting me to lunch but it’s for family. Instead ask me for a date.’ ‘May I take you to a movie.