"How's tricks?" She laughed a little too long and loudly at this old magician's joke. "Oh,you old comedian! Everything's just fine, fine! I'm about to... give an announcement;I hope you'll stick around for it!" "Sure thing," said Tatsu, hoping it would be a short announcement. Betty cleared her throat and then spoke in a voice that filled the big roomwith no apparent effort on her part. "If I could have everyone's attention,please! I want to show you all something that's darling, just darling!". “Where are the women?” asked Marcus.“I will go invite them in now boys…give me just a minute,” answered Louis.Louis left the room and so we all took a moment to refresh all the drinks and as we did so we could hear the sounds of the women laughing, chatting and then came a knock on the door.Jack opened the door and Claudia led the women into the room, each one of them wearing a bathrobe.After all of the women had reentered the room, Louis took each one’s bathrobe and hung them in the closet.. The meal over they returned to work, John suggesting they met again next day at the same pub the food being good and which was to become their habit. Barney had hoped for a return match at the flat that evening, but as they walked back was told that they were “out tonight, and he realised jet lag was tugging at his eyelids anyway!”, so though he was somewhat disappointed, he knew he was best sleeping it off. John realising his disappointment, saying that “those games are for weekends matey,. It would end up more like a costume than a dress anyway, so I’d never wear it again.“How about we go for jeans and gingham tops,” Sam suggested. “Maybe tie up the shirt tails and show a little skin.”“Ooo, I like that,” Mom said. “What sized shoe do you wear, Sam?”“I’m a seven.”“I bet you could fit in a pair of cowgirl boots I got when Bill took me country dancing a few years ago. Steph, do you still fit in your old boots?”“Probably. They were a little big and it’s only been a year since I took.