I saw an old acquaintance come in. She was a big butch type who I wouldn't have slept with in a million years, but she was good to talk to and we had had a few drunken conversations in our day that made us both feel like we knew everything that had to be known.

She had someone with her, I noticed. I looked intently to see if I recognized the companion but I didn't. A new face, I thought. And what a face. She was gorgeous, I saw then. And the closer the two of them got the more gorgeous I thought she was. I sighed and took a stiff gulp of my drink as I watched her approach.

When Lizzie saw me she waved and nodded and I held up ply drink to her.

"Well, hello there, beautiful," she said to me with a laugh.

I couldn't return the compliment but I was glad to see her.

"How have you been doing?" I asked. "It's been a while, hasn't it?"

"It certainly has. How have you been occupying yourself lately?"

"Oh, this and that. The usual sort of mischief. What about you?"

"I've been doing the usual. I… ahem, I found a little friend here. Let me introduce you to her, shall I, Monica?" she said.

I glanced around her massive frame and caught another glimpse of the gorgeous girl who was trailing her. She was looking about the bar like it was the weirdest thing she had ever seen in her life. She looked very young.

"Yes, by all means introduce me, Lizzie. She looks adorable."

"She is, she is, you're right there, girl," she said to me.

She turned and called to her companion. The girl was startled. She smiled at Lizzie and took a step closer to the two of us.

"Hi," she said to me, smiling a very friendly smile.

"This is Cindy Lou," Lizzie said to me. "She's from Georgia. One of those Georgia peaches you hear about. Isn't she sweet?"

"Mouth-watering," I said as I extended my hand to meet the girl's tiny one. "It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Cindy Lou."