I’m feeling as if he were Bryce, asking me if I was okay, if I wasn’t drenched with rain… I took my towel from the nearby bench and gave Josh a ...thumbs-up sign. I just had to smile to hide the blush from my cheeks. ‘I’m fine, Josh, really.’ With a wave, I jogged out of the climbing arena. I didn’t give him a chance to press on the matter further. I wasn’t in the mood for talking about it either anyway. Well obviously, I’m not over forgetting Bryce. I’m not even sure when I will be. My mind was. I can pay you six dollars for three hours."The man was serious and this was not a bad wage if we had no other employment but the money would have to be split between Dominique and me. "I am sorry but I have a job and will be leaving in ten days for Toronto, then a week after that the troupe will be going to Montréal then Vancouver." Troupe?" I am heading the Rhodesian government's presentation of native dancing, art and culture. I manage and the others perform." What a drag, you're a hep-cat. Sure.”Willow ambled over to Erica’s limp body. Rachel walked over to the closet, unlocked the door, and pulled it open. She leaned down and turned off the IPad. She could see, out of the corner of her eye, Erica’s butt slightly twitched. Rachel picked up Erica’s clothes and dropped them on the table pushed into the corner. Then she pulled out a chair and sat down with a sigh.It had been a long night. But a fun one. Rachel smiled as she remembered that the next party was supposed to be two weeks. She reached into her bag that hung at her side and eyed the amount of money she had and then pulled out her flask of grog and took a swig. As each contestant stepped onto the stage, she would listen to what they had to offer and she would bid what she could afford, still saving enough to hopefully win Lance. She drank in between each one and between each bid. She was completely and utterly drunk. She had not won anyone so far and Lance was up. The bids rose very quickly and she was singing the.