To hear your voice..

[Michele Hawkins]

I smile and set the hat on right. "So I take it you approve? Sloppy Michele with nice hat for the win?"

I know she does. I can tell by the look on her face.

[Fiona Devlin]

"You're not sloppy. Think Bohemian."

:: She grabbed her coat and waited downstairs for Arabella to arrive ::

[Arabella Balfour]

She didn't wait for them in the car. As soon as Arabella spotted Fiona, she was opening the door herself, hopping out with a smile. She took one look at the pretty young woman tagging along with her old friend and melted. She was simply adorable and a welcome distraction. She moved forward and took the young lady's hands in welcome.

"Enchanté, Michele.. I have heard so much about you. It is a pleasure to finally meet you." She brushed a quick kiss to her cheek and turned to Fiona.

"Lovely as always, Fiona." She folded her friend into a gentle hug and gave her shoulders a fond squeeze.

"Shall we..?" She gestured to the waiting car with a grin.

[Fiona Devlin]

:: Fiona returned the embrace as Michele hopped into the limo ::

"Good to see you again, 'bella. It's been too long."

[Michele Hawkins]

It is a pleasure to meet you too Arabella! I'm so glad I could come!

I said it in perfect French and I was flying high on my awesome language abilities! Course, I then get distracted by the snazzy limo. Fiona and Arabella join me and eventually we head off. Nothing was spoken about what was bothering Arabella. It was just a girls night out. Catching up, getting to know one another and spending a lot of money.