“Don’t worry, Sis, I’ll put the kettle on first! By the way, you’ve not got a bad tan – plenty of revising outdoors, was it?”“Yeah, ther...’s a lot of grass around the Hall, and it seemed silly to waste the sunny days studying in our rooms when we could read our notes outside just as well.”“I bet there were a few lads lurking in the bushes nearby?”She giggled.“Yeah, one or two, but they were wasting their time if they thought they’d get anywhere. Hamish was very attentive and protective!”“I’m not. ‘I’m really great. I just wanted to check in with you. How are things for you?’ ‘Perfect, darlin’, it couldn’t be more perfect. How are things going with you and Billy?’ ‘Great. He’s been in the hospital for the past couple of days, though. He just got out yesterday.’ ‘Oh my god! What happened to him? Is he okay?’ ‘Don’t worry, Mom, he’s fine. He got ran over and broke his leg.’ ‘Jesus Christ!’ ‘But he ended up saving his friend’s life because of it. I guess they were chasing this. When I told her about the conversation I had with her mother, she jumped up and down and gave me a big hug.I then told her to take quick shower because I was hungry and was taking her to dinner. When we came home, I mentioned that I wanted to change and watch a movie. She said that she was going to organize her clothes and then join me. When she emerged, about a half hour later, she had on the same pink pajama bottoms as night before. She also had on an old, ripped Old Navy T-shirt without a. . mfff...”“Yes, okay, that will do. Right, that’s me off.”I got up and kissed both Kate and Kelly’s forehead. Mel got a proper kiss.“See you tonight, gorgeous. There’s an ingredient list on the countertop.”Mel does the shopping, I do the cooking.“Bye, sweetheart. I’ll call you after lunch.”I put on my Chesterfield coat, grabbed my briefcase and my hat and left the house. When I wear a suit, I wear a Fedora to go with it. I have to have something to cover my bald noggin, and a baseball cap would.