As Anna walked around her immediate area she found a quaint little wild west themed bar that she just instantly fell in love with.

It's name was Billy's, everything was made of what looked like worn wood, walls, ceilings and floor, the stools at the bar looked like barrels, there were old wheels and lights hanging from the walls and four seater wooden circular tables dotted around the small room, there was even a piano in the corner. Anna was absolutely gobsmacked, the bar was entirely over the top and Anna adored every bit of it.

It was a Tuesday afternoon, although the dark cosy atmosphere made it seem later than that, so there were only a few people in the bar at this time. Anna was happy for this as it gave her a chance to get used to the bar before it got busy, and to get a few drinks in her to build up her confidence so she wasn't an anti-social weirdo when the bar started to fill up.

She took a seat at the bar and asked the bar tender for a vodka and coke. A smile that just would not quit plastered across her face. Receiving her drink she thanked the bar tender and began looking around in wonder.

She heard the bar tender chuckle, so she looked back, he was an older gentleman in what looked like his late sixties, with salt and pepper hair and a thick coarse looking beard, but he had kind eyes and Anna caried on smiling.

"You new to these parts Darlin' ?" He winked.

She laughed "that obvious?" She asked.

He smiled back "I have a good memory, and you've never been in here before. Also your eyes lit up like it was christmas as soon as you walked in the door."

She laughed awkwardly, "I've just started my holiday, and this bar is a fantastic first stop." She smiled, "my apartment is close so I thought I'd look around the immediate area. And this bar is just so beautiful."

They conversed back and forth, he told Anna his name was Billy, and of course this meant he owned the bar, it had always been his dream to own a Wild West themed bar and he was lucky enough in life to have made his dream come true.

Anna told Billy that she was able to do whatever she wanted in life but didn't know what she wanted, so she's travelling to try to find what her dream could be.

They built a fast friendship and just as Anna was saying goodbye to her new friend Billy, a man came crashing through the door.

Shouting "Bartender I'll have a beer, large, keep 'em coming." He then threw himself to the stool next to Anna's. Anna cringed at how loud the man was being and quietly prepared to leave.

"Hi I'm Tony, Tony Stark." He said, turning to her with a knowing grin, as if she should react to this information.

"Anna," she replied with an awkward smile. She then stood to leave, as she walked through the main door she turned back to look at the stranger, feeling sorry for Billy who would have to deal with him.

A man with an eye patch had sat next to this 'Tony Stark' and began to quietly converse with the man. Anna felt relief at this, maybe this man would take care of Tony rather than poor Billy having to.

This was her last thought as she left the bar and began her short but cold trek back to her apartment, the wind howling in her ear. When she got in to her apartment her shivering eventually stopped the warmth of the building enveloping her body and sinking in to her bones.

To make this warmth last, Anna made herself a large cup of hot chocolate and took it to her bedroom, she drank it as she laid in bed and watched tv, thinking to herself, today went well I wonder what tomorrow will be like. She brushed her teeth and dressed in her comfy shorts and loose t-shirt, she fell asleep, a small smile of contentment covering her face as she drifted.

The next day Anna toured Mahattan visiting the wonders of the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty and of course she strode across the Manhattan bridge, after walked across the entire path end to end she stopped and walked back halfway and just stood there.

She looked out at the beautiful views and closing her eyes took a long deep breath. This was her mum's favourite spot, the bridge last built as a supporting system to the area and the one most overlooked, but oh so beautiful.

Anna felt complete having realised her mother's dream. Although a small feat for others and some may think a silly dream, it was where her mother wanted to go and so it became Anna's dream and now that she had done it, she felt a weight lift from her shoulders and an uncontrollable smile bubble to the surface.

The sky began spouting rain and the wind was blowing harshly, making goosebumps appear all over Anna's body, but nothing could wipe the smile from Anna's face.

She made video after video and took picture after picture, blurting out her experience and adventure so far, sparing no detail, laughing and dancing even when telling about the nastier parts of her trip.

She continued even when the thunder and lightning started, by that time she was the only one crazy enough to be on the bridge still. Since she knew she wasn't going to be hurt, even if she was struck by lightning, she didn't really mind.

After she gave all the details on her experience since she last saw her mum and dad up until this moment, she was soaked through. She gave a goodbye kiss to the camera and shut it off releasing a sigh of content, feeling she'd made her mother proud.

She then skipped off the bridge and cautiously, so as not to soak the floor, entered the nearest coffee shop.

Dripping head to toe, drenched to the bone, she giggled and asked for a large hot chocolate to go, all the staff and customers looking at her as if she was crazy.

She left to the amazement and horror of the other people in the coffee shop and, drinking her hot chocolate, she slowly made her way through the town.

As she was sipping her drink she noticed a magazine cover in a window with large writing about an incident in Stuttgart Germany. The only reason it was news here was the very American billionaire involved in the incident...Tony Stark?

Anna mused that maybe that's why the man was egotistical, and expected everyone to know who he was. Anna did infact know Tony Stark, not well enough to remember his face or even name, but she had read some about his work, a fascinating man to be sure, nonetheless an egotistical man.

He was having a fight with ...Loki?

The god of mischief?

Anna laughed out loud. That was certainly a way to sell magazines. Use the names of gods to entice.

Anna laughed almost the entire way back to her apartment, even giggling to herself in the taxi. She just couldn't believe the gall of people, to use the names of gods as if people would actually be stupid enough to believe this rubbish.

When she reached her apartment, she had a wonderfully scolding hot shower and then dressed all fancy and made her way to Billy's bar.

She spent her evening speaking to Billy, some of it anyway, he of course was working at the helm of a busy bar, but she enjoyed herself. They made jokes and she met new people.

The waitresses and waiters were lovely, as expected, billy ran a great ship. She met Maria the waitress who was married to the chef Tommy, and Elaine was another waitress who had a little boy called Ethan who was 8. Tyson was a waiter, who was going through college to become a radiologist, all were friendly and made Anna feel like she had a whole group of new friends.

Anna went to bed that night, almost happier than when she was in England.

...But all good things must come to an end.