New Year party at Lucy’s
It was New Years Eve at the home of Lucy, the sister-in-law of a workmate Mike. Around 15 of us had gathered in this Scottish village for a party to welcome in the New Year. I was a divorced 40 year old like Lucy, her sister Karen was a year older. Lucy’s children shared ages with the various cousins at the party, 13 – 17 years old. I was pretty much the newcomer in the group, having known Karen’s husband Mike for several years at work, this was the second time of meeting Lucy, a petite blonde, and her children, Paul age 13, and Stephanie 17. Both children shared the looks of their father I guessed, carrying a little extra weight, and having dark hair. I’m sure I wasn’t the only guy who’d looked at …