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displeasure.
      "Unlucky cluckers!"  Darcy chirped, flicking them the bird.  Laughing with nervous relief, I tried to cover it.
      "Stop it!  You're winding them up!"  I giggled.
      "They're already pretty wound up!  Shit, do you think they heard my comment about the S. T. E. A. K?  Maybe they're pissed that I might be eating cousin Joe later?  Ooh, haha, or cow -sin Joe!"  she said before peeling into hysterical giggles at her own joke.  It was infectious and we held onto each other as we shook with laughter until one of the bulls made a last ditch attempt at pushing through the gate.  We both squealed and fell backward again into the hedge, laughing harder.
      "I am actually going to wet myself!  We have to stop!  I mean it!"
      "I'm trying!  You stop first!"  I spluttered, gripping her arm.
      "I can't!  I don't have enough control!"
      Gradually our laughs subsided, and the bulls go t bored and wandered back to re-join their herd.  I looked across at her, my jaw and belly aching.  She had a twig in her hair so I reached over and plucked it out gently, showing it to her before dropping it on the ground.  Then our eyes connected and a warmth spread through me as she smiled, which I returned.  I was awed by how natural and easy our silences were.  There was no awkwardness, no pressing need to look away, or say something to fill the gap.  It was all just perfectly comfortable.
      She stood first, extending her hand down to help pull me up.
      "Do you want the good news or the bad news?"  she asked as I brushed myself down.
      " Either.  It can't get any worse, surely?"
      "Well, the bad news is that it's starting to get dark.  But the good news is that I now know exactly where we are!  This footpath leads to the main road, so I'd guess we're about forty five minutes to an hour away from your house."
      "That's great!  I'm so hungry all I can think about is food!"
      "Don't forget your promise, City Girl?  You said you were going to treat me to a steak!"
      "I haven't forgotten.  As soon as we get back, I'll get changed and tell Gray we're going out for dinner."
      "Um, tonight's not good for me, remember?"
      I glanced at her, puzzled.  Then it hit me.
      "Oh Darcy!  Your gig!  What time are you supposed to be there?"
      "About an hour and three quarters.  It's okay, I'm sure we'll make it!"  She smiled to show me she wasn't worried.
      "We'll do the steak another night"  I said, quickening our pace.
      "Sure!  It's a date!"
      I felt stupidly warm for looking forward to it.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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                                                   Voice Of An Angel
     
      We made it back to the cottage with less than an hour to spare and I insisted that Darcy should come in and take a shower.  We were both roughly the same size and height at five foot eight, so I told her she could have free reign on my wardrobe.   She'd gone to object, then glanced at my designer clothes and thought better of it.
      Gra y was napping on the sofa when we went in, so I ushered her quietly to the bathroom and gave her fresh towels before running back to the lounge.
      "Gra y?  Darling, wake up?"
      "Ung…what time is it?"  h e asked, sitting up and rubbing his eyes.
      "About six.  So listen, my car broke down today and that girl I told you about, from the park?  Well, she came and picked me up, but then she crashed her car and we had to walk, but then we got lost and chased by bulls, so she's in the shower because she has a really important gig playing in town in less than an hour and we're both really mucky and I said we'd go and listen to her play.  Is that okay?"  I said in one breathless rush.  He frowned, looking confused.
      "All that happened today?"  he asked sleepily.
      "Yes, but I feel terrible because if she doesn't get to her gig on time, she'll lose money and