Millie straightened up, adjusting her shirt again for my own advantage.

I thought she was too busy with her new age philosopher, what was his name again? Millie asked, her brow creased as she racked her memory.

I grinned at her, it was possibly the most amusing topic of conversation I had encountered since being in LA. For some completely random and unknown reason Lizzie had bumped into this guy in the two weeks she had planned to stay when she came over with me. She mustve walked into a hippie shop to have a bit of a giggle and been hypnotised by this really strange man called Woody. He hadn’t quite seemed to grasp the concept of soap just yet and his hair fell in long, knotted dread locks. His facial hair was severely out of control and I had this innate fear it was just gonna come to life and jump off his face and attack me.

Of course Woody was a complete gentleman and treated Lizzie like a princess, it was just nice to have at least five minutes where I didn’t have to be drawn into a debate about endangered species or the ozone layer. I mean it was random enough that Lizzie even gave Woody a second glance, I was still stunned and in shock at her recent decision to move in with him.

Woody. I said, keeping the bottle by my lips to hide the sly smile which was desperate to grow into a grin.

Millie nodded, grinning for me. She thought it was hilarious that Lizzie had settled down with Father Nature and she always got the giggles when ever we went out with them. I didn’t help of course, the fact that we were thinking the same but I was able to keep a straight face whilst making subtle eye contact and the odd squeeze of her hand. Ended up being the factor against the slow, torturous task of desperately trying to maintain Millies giggles.

He wont be coming tonight obviously, seeing as he only drinks his own special home-made alcohol. I joked.

Millie laughed, her eyes dancing with delight as she knew I could easily tip her over the edge into a fit of hysteria. Keeping the ***** smile on her face, Millie moved towards me. She placed a hand on my hip as the other one took the bottle of beer out of my hands with effortlessly.