“I am tense. I need a massage,” she joked. “ Turn around,” I told her. When she looked at me quizzically I said “Just turn around, Mom.” ...I slipped her suit jacket off and started rubbing her shoulders. Her head fell forward and she sighed contendedly. “Ohhhhhh Josh where did you learn to do that, that feels heavenly,” she said. “ What can I say, I have magic hands,” I said teasingly. “ Mmmmmm, you certainly do, honey,” my mom breathed. I kept kneading her shoulders, feeling her muscles. She, or should that be he, on the surface so very female, underneath all male. It did seem confusing.After a short walk Jake arrived at the shop to find two assistants busy with customers and a third, Becky, Jake remembered, tidying dresses on the racks. She came over to him and told him that Victoria was at the workshop, and he assumed that the twins, Siobhan and Roisin were there with their mother too. Gina, she said, was upstairs in her studio.The building had four floors plus an attic floor. She was still in her business type clothes and Dave decided to initiate conversation.Dave first phoned Mike on a cell phone and said he was going to invite Tracy over.Dave said, “Hey how is it going?”Tracy hesitated blushed and said “Oh good”Dave said” I have seen you around though you might want to come over I thought I have seen you on campus” Dave decided to lie.Tracy stopped and said ” You go to my college?”“Yes” said Dave, “and maybe we could just take a break from our studies and have. He says that he wants to see you." So? Let him!" You don't understand honey, once he sets eyes on you, he'll goballistic, and there's no telling what he'll do!"I had a simply grand idea, so... "It's okay mom. Tell him to come andvisit. I can guarantee that he won't bother either of us!" And just how are you going to manage that?" Remember Bill? Joyce's son? I'll ask him to be here! He'll do it for meif I ask him, and besides, there's a rumor going around that he and Iare...a couple. It's not.