<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/zojJa9v.png)<br/> <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><br/>____<br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>NKA <em>Christmas Caroling <br/>(CC)<br/> </em></strong></span></div></div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Courtney is post-adventure and, similar to, but not exactly like Taffy, has had some bumps and bruises due to our adventures.  Hers are a particular tat and some piercings.<br/><br/>I’ve told Courtney in private that I’m a fan.  And it’s true.  Yes I am!  <br/><br/><em>Miss-she-can-read-your-mind-sometimes</em> will get that vibe I’m sure.  Eventually.<br/><br/>I smile when she enters.  I look at her dress.  I say to Mechelle, “I did not know Santa had favorites.”    <br/><br/>I nudge Courtney.  “Did I finish in the top 3 for blondes?” <br/><br/>The girl of mystery might add to my education.  She’s taught how to peel apples, not cherries, but now, “What does one get when one orders ‘anything but an IPA?’” <br/></span>