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“What if the nener doesn’t want you, hotshot?” she shouted to be heard over the noise

There was silence again as everyone turned to Lake He folded his arrin that said he knew better It made her flush in places that, thankfully, people couldn’t see

“You’re not exactly a catch any more,” Kirsty carried on “You don’t have any money, or prospects You’re homeless too, unless you plan to one since before Christht mind would want that?”

“Me!” several women shouted at once

There was laughter and calls that this was the best New Year’s ever Herto tell her off with a look and Caroline held her head in her hands with shame

“Plus, lest we forget,” Kirsty carried on, “you’re English” She pointed at his kilt “The disguise didn’t work”

Kirsty opened her al

“We tried it your way,” he told hi it my way”

He strode towards Kirsty with a glea steps, he was in front of her He grinned, bent over, scooped her up, threw her over his shoulder and jue

Kirsty still had the microphone

“Isn’t so?” she demanded

There was laughter and applause

“Isn’t solish?”

“Enjoy it, lass,” solish invasion that looks like that”

Kirsty growled into the microphone