I was well aware of the woman’s condition, and we will be monitoring her closely through tonight and tomorrow morning. My replacement is also up to ...peed in her health and will take over for me. Trust Molly. She doesn’t do things haphazardly. By tomorrow morning, you will see a different person that you met tonight.”Molly gave mom a micro-wave and headed back out to the pool.“She could have told me,” Mom said.I couldn’t keep from laughing and then had to say, “She did tell you, just not before. "I guess it's time to go," he said. He was looking at the tops of his sneakers, the way he did during awkward moments."Are you sure you packed everything? Do you have your allergy pills? Your eyedrops? Your--" I have them all, Mom." He rolled his eyes."You'll call, right? You'll call tonight and let me know how it's going?" I'll call."When he was a little boy he would come into her room when he had a nightmare -- this was after his father had died and she was alone in the bed -- and she would. " No one has breached our walls yet," I argued."There is a first time for everything. It won't be long before thefortifications will run out of food. Edward will surround the castle andstarve them into submission. Now drink up boy, we will have to changeyour name too. But that will come later. Woman, begin making femaleclothing for him now. This will take a few months from today before hebecomes a complete woman. Now drink up or I'll force it down yourthroat."Frightened of the wizard, I drank. "Huh? Fat lot of help that was! Maybe Mrs Thomas was getting into mother-in-law mode early? That was a worrying thought!With only three days until Christmas I was still stumped and starting to really panic. Brenda didn't make things any easier as she smugly informed me that she had already bought my present.I was lying on top of my bed trying to come up with a bright idea - any idea! - when I heard the voice inside my head. I knew by now that the voice was actually Charles, but I had fun.