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******Sunday, October 14, Tracy Island; Callie's apartment; around 3 p.m. (8 p.m. the previous evening in Tuscaloosa, Alabama)******

Relaxing in her apartment, Callie watched TV as her college football team played a school from Wisconsin for their homecoming game. When she saw an ad for an upcoming Halloween sale, she gasped. "Oh, no! I forgot about that RSVP for the Halloween party. I still haven't even picked a costume yet." Upon calming herself, she stood up and looked around for the invitation.

After a few minutes, she found it near her computer. She sat down in the chair and started looking up information on costumes. "I don't have a lot of time to do this, either." She had looked up all kinds of different costumes, including a replica of a 1960s astronaut uniform. "Wow! It looks like the one I read about in college, when the space program really took off." Thinking carefully, though, she shook her head. "No, as much as I'd like this, it'd be way too hot to wear here. I couldn't ask them to turn up the air conditioning just for me. I need an outfit that's a little more comfortable."

She continued checking sites for the next 30 minutes, but she kept shaking her head. "None of these would work for me. I just don't like how they look, too revealing." Swiveling the chair to face the TV again, she thought deeply. "Wait a minute. I haven't done anything for myself since my breakup with Roger. He got his life together and was able to move on. That's what's holding me back now. I've got to do something to get myself moving on...and perhaps more open." She started looking through the costumes online again. "Maybe I can get one that's revealing enough without scaring the kids." She kept searching until she noticed a costume that got her attention. "Wow. I've never seen a costume like this before. And it's just right. I can show some leg and maybe a little bust, but not to the point of making Tyler and Alex cringe." She completed the online order and smiled. "I think I'm going to turn a few heads come Halloween."

Grabbing the invitation, she looked at the details. "To RSVP, I have to bring some food and notify Elise and/or Nikki as to what I'm going to bring." She paced around wondering what she could cook up. "Hmm...I could do that recipe for chicken bat wings. Yeah, that'll work." She turned on her wrist comm and said, "Hey, Elise, can you read me?"

Elise responded to the call. "Hi, Callie. What can I do for you?"

"I've got my dish picked out for the Halloween party. How does chicken bat wings sound?"

"I hope they're not the same as Luke's hot wings," Elise said with some concern.

"No, they won't be. I'm going to make a chicken batter and create the bat-shaped wings. That okay with you?"

"Absolutely! I'll be glad to put you down as officially bringing chicken bat wings. Oh, have you picked out a costume yet?"

Callie smiled with her answer. "Oh, yeah, I've got one picked out...one that may surprise some people."

Elise said, "All right, then. You're all set for the party."

"Great! Thanks. I'll see you later." After disconnecting, Callie's smile got wider. "It's time I moved on, and there's nothing like a Halloween party to take that big step."

Posted by TracyFan4Ever on March 6, 2008


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