"Valerie burst out laughing and Emily laughed along with her."I was saying the same thing to a friend of mine. The uniform is verySaint Trinian's, an...d now I find out the school is very similar," Valeriechuckled."Yeah, the uniform is very archaic but you get to like it. Wearingstockings instead of tights can be a pain in the arse though," Emilyagreed."Oh I don't know. I kind of like wearing stockings," Valerie grinned.Emily reached out and touched Valerie's arm in that way she had."I think we. Yeah, right. sigh...Dear "Jen",I was so happy when you told me you'd be back in Florida for two weeks housesitting for your great aunt! I've missed you so much since you moved to DC.Last weekend was great! Still, I'm a little disappointed that it didn't turn out even better. I think you might even have a hint of my feelings toward you now, but of course, I chickened out again.I'm sorry you got sick from too many rum runners. To be perfectly honest, I was trying to get you drunk so I could. It was sleeveless, had a scooped front, a small pocket on each side at the top of her hips, and a wide zipper down the front. It was short enough to show a lot of thigh normally, but from where I stood, her long, sculpted legs seemed to rise into the clouds like Jack's beanstalk. Her makeup was simple, her dress was simple, but at that moment Barbara looked to me like the ultimate vision of femininity.I couldn't move, couldn't think. I stood there dumbly."You coming up or what?"It still took a. Curious, I opened the menu of videos my daughter had saved. It appeared, from the thumbnails, that we were her favorite performers, since there were several clips saved, a sort of “Greatest Hits” review of her mother’s and my love life. I returned to the video at hand.I restarted it, lost in remembrances. Last year, for my birthday, Kathy had schlepped the kids over to her mother’s house, and we had celebrated at home. The centerpiece, and my very favorite gift, had been her bestowing upon me.