The weather had turned pleasantly warm and the sky was clear and blue, the sun streaming down. "Let's go for that picnic we talked about," Jeremiah suggested to Comet a few days later after their first date. "That would be nice; I could wear that new dress I got. Oops, I didn't tell you about that did I. Well, I think you'll like it!" "I look forward to seeing you in it, and hopefully out of it!" he cheekily replied. Jeremiah had put a rather nice bottle of white wine in the fridge the other night, and it was nicely chilled. He placed it in the cool box, along with the freezer packs and a bag of ice cubes. He had also taken some finger food that they were going to take. Comet’s father and Uncle were busy in some project in their workshop and while he waited for Comet he found that every

