It was at a fourth of July party organised by American friends we met through the junior school that our two children attended.As friends of friends, ...we got on well in an undemanding, casual way and over the coming years, got to know each other better by being at many of the social events that punctuate life when your kids are growing up.Despite having lived together for many years and having two school-age children, Libby and James are not married. I knew through my wife that Libby was not. I walked with her to the door and found myself right next to him. He winked at me! The sheer audacity had me laughing inside, but I gave him my best “ice princess” look. He laughed and asked Robin if she would drive him home. She agreed and that is when my heart began to pound. I don’t think it stopped pounding until I came home two weeks later. We got in the car and introductions were made. He told me his name was Paul, and asked me if I was married. I was so stunned by the forwardness of. " "You know what they say, Samantha. Nothing ever goes as planned." said Juliet. Samantha, Samantha was the other woman's name. Maddison figured it out. Juliet and Maddison both very much so burned with jealousy of her. Samantha was a very gorgeous girl but she tended to have a terrible personality. Many guys at school were too afraid to ask her out. So instead they all asked Maddie. This was what caused Samantha to be extremely jealous of Maddison. She thought that she stole the guys. And did not drink at all. But this night would be different. As she tells the story, it all began with her first Cosmopolitan, then a second and a third. Soon she was "tipsy." An hour or so later several young male accountants showed up at the bar and bought drinks for the ladies. She found herself standing at the bar with one of the young men and introduced herself. By this time she was way past tipsy. She excused herself to go to the restroom with a group of girls. One of them mentioned.