"I'm going to give my landlady notice. The deposit should cover the outstanding rent and give me a little over. Then I need to register my change of a...dress with the benefits agency and the job centre. There's my application for a further education grant and so on, and I want to look into 'A' level courses." What subjects were you thinking of?" English definitely, Maths probably, probably Biology, perhaps English Lit." Good luck!" Yes..." she said thoughtfully. "And I need to get some washing. Kelly had decided on a simple summer sundress and sandals. There was really no need to impress Tony, as he would be more concerned about his own appearance. Besides, she thought, with any luck she would be out of them soon enough. Putting a bottle of a decent vintage red on ice, she pulled two thick steaks out of the freezer and put them into the fridge.She let her Elantra slip through traffic to pick up Tony at the new Hilton Garden, after a brief stop to pick up fresh French bread.Tony was. Hell, I used to take on every engineering job I could find so we could have a little extra around Christmas time, and you worked extra too, Di, particularly when I was in the military." And we had some wonderful Christmases, Daddy," Arlene said as she got up to hug both her parents. "Sometimes, we didn't have much, but you always got Mom and me something we really wanted, and you loved us."Diana turned to her mother. "You and Dad always helped out when we were short. We'll never forget. On top of everything else he did for Mom, Hank knew of an excellent financial adviser who took over Mom's new assets and made them grow. After that, she never needed money, and her fortune grew slowly but steadily. I was not worried about Bud and me because of Bud's association with Mr. Jacobs. Even without that, Bud could accomplish whatever he set his mind to, and I was there to help him if it ever became necessary.We went through another year of high school and Bud graduated number 3 in his.