Simon

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I break away from Baz and smile, "Even in my wildest dreams, I never thought that you and I would fall towards the Thames with an ugly and deranged cabbie."

Baz looks at me and bursts out laughing. "You thought he was ugly, too?" he said giggling.

"Hideous. Especially compared to you. It was like garbage next to a diamond. They're not even in the same realm!" I say with heartfelt honesty. Baz blushes, looking away.

"Well, it's still your birthday. And we still haven't visited the aquarium," he says getting to his feet. He brushes the dust off of his jeans and holds out a hand to me, "Come along, we haven't got all day. The aquarium is not far from here. We can walk the rest of the way," He smirks and says, "But, first, we need to get you a new shirt."

I smile and take his hand, "Then let's head off on our adventure."

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