<div class="floatleft">(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/7297/tzuhccaneoolbdb6g.jpg) <span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span><div align="center"><strong> <span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Steffy – CC</span></strong></div></div>Being at the Steel Horse, no one has to worry about undue influence of innocents.<br/><br/>Miss-Smoldering-Eyes mentions stealing first-base which I think refers to the game of getting all the way home.  I smolder-eye back at her, but it feels like my smolder needs practicing which I am happy to do.<br/><br/>I put a possessive arm around Courtney—<em>very nice!</em><em>Smolder, smolder.</em>A question is asked about the envelope.<br/><br/>Should I be mysterious?  Coy?  Seductive?  I take a look around the room and where did he go?  Al?  I’m sure I would be indulged given the sentiment expressed in the enveloped message.<br/><br/>I’ll go for factionalization*:  “A potential suiter** received or delivered an envelope to me, well at the Steel Horse; I was claxoned*** so I came and got the message.  It was a happy Elliversary**** wish and had a cute detective pic.  I’m still all smiles over that! ”<br/><br/><em>Smolder, smolder.</em><br/>______<br/><br/>* ‘factionaling’ (Steffy word for fiction and fact mixing, noun, verb or other)<br/>** suiter (someone who might wear a suit; sounds like suitor but is not)<br/>*** claxoned (when someone like Mechelle sends a <claxon> PM about something like an envelope at the Steel Horse).<br/>**** Elliversary (anniversary at Elliquiy; credit to Al T as he is the first person I know to have used the phrase).<br/><br/>PS: Wordology for all, but Taffy especially!<br/>