It took about 40 minuets to get home because it the roads were really getting slick. We manged to make it with no problem except for the one light I j...st could not stop for. We were lucky there was no other traffic out. Leslie helped me take the groceries inside and put them up as we didn't see Dawn or the other two girls. I just guessed that they were in the sewing room looking at things. Well they were "looking at things" but not in the sewing room. Leslie & I discovered that there wasn't. Mark gave the question considered thought. "Actually I suppose not," he conceded. "We explained this to Dave at the time. The thing that really matters is that you are here. Crossed the Rubicon, so the speak." "I was dumped here by a miserable S.O.B. out of spite. I was never offered a Rubicon to cross. I don’t know your Dave," she told him flatly."Remember little sister’s warning about hurting when you sit down?" Mark answered nonchalantly.Dorinda tensed.He laughed amusedly at her motion’s. I head to the back of the house to her home office, while she heads back upstairs to finish getting ready.A few minutes later Colleen comes down to the office and offers me a drink while I'm working. As she walks in the room, I look over my shoulder to see she's no longer wearing khakis and has changed into a very short pair of shorts showing off those long sexy legs. I take my time checking out the wireless issues, while she gets us a couple of waters - after all it is still morning.Across. “Are you okay mom?” “Sure honey, I’m fine.” Marie smiled, shaking herself out of her day dream.“I’m going to go out again tonight sweetie. Is that okay? I’ll be late. You should have a friend or two over to keep you company sweetie. Have a sleepover or something.”“Okay Mom”“I’m sorry to go out darling again but Helen has a spare ticket to the theatre and afterwards we’re going dancing. You know we haven’t seen each for ages so we have a lot to catch up on. Are you sure it’s ok?”Steph laughed..