" Jeezus!" Draper rasped, "An' I was worried 'bout your Daddy!" Oh, we just came by to invite you to breakfast," Nora replied easily. "Look at it this... way -- we COULD have knocked or something, and stopped you!"Draper looked thoughtful, and Tenisha muttered, "Yeah, THAT woulda sucked." Anyway," Nora resumed, "I'm gonna call the kitchen and tell them we'll be there in about a half-hour, so we can all shower and stuff -- okay?" Sure," Tenisha agreed."By the way, you guys got any plans for the. With that done we went upstairs and had something to eat. We made some small talk and generally avoided the main topic of conversation. About an hour later a guy turned up at Brian’s door and as he took the camera, he reminded the guy it was a rush job. Brian put me up for the night and I tried to relax. So many thoughts were going through my head. I had to admit my mind drifted to Kelly and I kicked myself but I was concerned for her safety. I did something I hope I wouldn’t regret. I called. Her long elegant strides took on the grace of a giraffe and she appeared to float rather than walk. Her deep olive complexion matched the long dark hair that flowed down her back. When she saw me her mesmerizing smile returned and I felt both giddy and faint."Hey, dip-stick!"It was cousin Ike, the troubled teen."After breakfast, you want to take the boats out and explore some islands?"And smoke some cigarettes, I reasoned."Sure, Ike," I said. "Sounds fun.He leaned close to my ear."Maybe we can. " I can see that!" He smiled, looking around the room at the large range of shopping bags that littered the side table. "What else did you buy?"I suddenly realized that I had absolutely no idea what had been purchased. Fiona had selected everything while I was getting fitted, and I hadn't even had a chance to look at them yet."I'm not sure?" I replied, feeling silly and faking a giggle to avoid my awkwardness.He smiled, comforting me, "well, why don't you take a look then?"I jumped off the bed,.
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