Elaine

At the check-in for the flight home I ask, too late, if it's possible to have a seat on the aisle.  The girl behind the desk has long hair (strawberry-blonde) with a fringe and small pink studs in her ears.  She checks our boarding passes.  'If your name's Richard, you're in luck', she says.  My reaction is, perhaps, more than the situation calls for.  She smiles and says she is pleased that it has worked out so well.  I ask my question.  She gives me an answer.  We all leave happy.