With the song finished and everyone itching to have a go on the bull simulator Bessie proceeded to start clearing up. Robbie saw Bessie putting the plates in a black sack and was rather confused about it.

"Surely you wash your plates up?" Robbie asked with an eyebrow raised.

Kit rolled his eyes, "they're paper plates. You don't wash up paper plates you throw them away. You never were the brightest crayon in the box were you? Silly man."

Robbie smiled, "I know you are but what am I?"

"Ugly as sin."

Robbie looked at Kit blankly for a second before bursting out laughing. Anyone that had heard the small exchange between Kit and Robbie hadn't known how Robbie would react to Kit's statement. They were relieved when Robbie just laughed and they laughed too, it had been funny after all.

As promised Ché demonstrated the bull simulator first and managed to stay on for some thirty seconds which was pretty poor for someone who called themselves an expert. Instead of being allowed another go to prove his 'skill' at riding the bull Ché had to let Pixel have a go and wait in line.

Pixel was having the time of his life riding the bull. He matched every movement and adjusted to every turn the bull took and lasted two minutes. Trixie took her turn next; she lasted two minutes and ten seconds. Ziggy lasted one minute and ten seconds, he may have lasted longer if he wasn't eating a lollipop at the time. Stingy pushed in front of Kit and claimed the bull was 'his'. There was only a ten second interval between Stingy getting on the bull and being removed by Ché who placed him at the back of the line. Kit lasted a whopping four minutes thirty seconds on the bull which beat the top score by one minute and fifty seconds. Sportacus went next and shattered Kit's score by adding two minutes on it. Doctor Palley went next and surprised everyone by beating Sportacus' score by thirty seconds, his explanation was that his cousin had a ranch and he used to go there every year for the rodeo. The Mayor managed to talk Bessie round to having a go and he lasted as long as Pixel.

Everyone tried to get Greta and Robyn to take a turn but Greta resolutely refused and Robyn wouldn't go on the bull on her own. Ziggy offered to go with her and this was allowed by the others, apart from Stingy he had the lowest score so far. Stingy didn't like the idea of someone taking another turn before him so he jumped on the bull too which meant Robyn was sandwiched in between the two men.

Ché kept a very close eye on Kit who he suspected could be the jealous type where Robyn was concerned. Kit did show something of a jealous reaction when Stingy put his hand around Robyn's waist but it was nothing more than a twitch of his eyebrow. Ché was quite amused at this reaction and was also surprised, he'd expected more somehow. He knew Kit to have a temper on a short but well guarded fuse and had discovered that through his spats with Robyn when her temper would flare. The only thing that would rouse Robyn's temper was indignation. As far as Ché had seen there was no other trigger to it.

Ché's attention was taken from the comparative tempers of both lovers when he heard laughter. Shaking the residual vestiges of his daydream from his mind he looked up and could see that all three people on the bull had fallen off.

With the bull exhausted Kit challenged Sportacus to a go on the bungee wall. Sportacus accepted the challenge and both men connected themselves to a bungee on either end of the 'track'. The aim of the game was to touch the other person's wall before being pulled back by the bungee cords.

On the count of three both men ran as fast as they could and they only made it halfway before being dragged back. It had been agreed that everyone have three goes at trying to reach the opposite wall. Kit was having a whale of time and on his third go he couldn't run for laughing. Sportacus was also having a great time and he was having the same trouble as Kit. In a desperate last ditch attempt both Sportacus and Kit took off a dead run. Instead of trying to reach the opposite walls they grabbed hold of each other and tried to hang on as long as their bungee cords would allow. The bungee cords soon snapped back and both men were ripped away from each other. Neither of the men could breathe for laughing and tears of laughter rolled down their cheeks.

There was much more fun to be had on the bungee wall and everyone that had a try came off laughing as hard as Sportacus and Kit. It was a lot of fun and was funny to watch as well. No one made it to the opposite wall but all the fun was in trying. Kit had a second go once everyone had had theirs and amazingly he managed to grab the wall and hung on for dear life, everyone was laughing at his efforts and his laughter. It wasn't long before Kit's bungee snapped him back and he hit his own wall with a thud. He was given a round of applause but he was too exhausted to bow all he could do was drag himself along the ground while still laughing. Ché lifted the poor prone clown up and placed him on his shoulder.

When Kit managed to stop himself laughing, which was done with a great deal of difficulty, he pointed out the television and DVD player. Speech was a bit beyond him still but the questioning look on his face that he directed to Bessie asked for him.

"It's a little surprise for everyone." Bessie explained and then turned to Pixel, "Pixel, would you be so good as to turn this contraption on? The television I can do but I'm not sure of the other thing."

Pixel did as he was asked and the television lit up with images that made everyone smile with fond memories. They showed Robyn as a baby and as a child playing with her friends and family. There was an air of peace around Robbie as he watched clips of himself with Robyn. In some he was playing with her and in others which made everyone laugh they were snuggled up sleeping in his orange fuzzy chair. Everyone was left smiling at the end of the presentation and none more so than Robbie.

"How old was Robyn when you found her?" Ché asked Robbie.

Robbie thought for a second. "I'm not sure exactly. A doctor came and gave her a check up and he gave an estimate but I can't remember."

"I think she was about a week old when you found her. It's in her medical notes." Doctor Palley said.

Greta frowned, "A week old? I met Lily a few times and she was a nasty piece of work. I never thought her capable of that though. What kind of woman can abandon a new born baby?"

"The kind of woman who didn't even bother to find out the gender of her child." Bessie replied remembering the note that Lily had left with Robyn.

Ché snorted. He'd known Lily better than Greta and had known her longer. Only Lily would have stooped that low and it disgusted him. The woman had been heartless and in his eyes should have been strangled at birth.

Robbie had done well either way with Robyn. To have no idea about how to look after kids and yet manage to bring up a new born baby took some skill and a lot of determination. Sportacus had also shown a lot of determination when he took over care of Robyn after Robbie's death and Ché was proud of the both of them.

Choosing to remove the not so palatable atmosphere that was beginning to descend on the party Kit stood up and asked if anyone wanted to see a magic show. Everyone cheered up and immediately said yes. Before the show started Robbie went back into the house to get something.

Returning two minutes later to the party Robbie dragged a large trunk behind him. "This is a last minute and surprise present, Kit."

"What is it?"

"Open it."

Kit opened the trunk and inside there was a whole load of accessories for making magic tricks. It was an Aladdin's cave of ropes, cards, metal rings and all the other paraphernalia associated with magicians and tricks.

Looking at this present with bright eyes and a wide grin Kit looked like the proverbial kid at Christmas. He'd never ever been given any presents like this before and this was truly the best birthday he'd ever had.