There it was, a week before James’s death. With that week being fraught with her fight with Chris, she had not noticed, and with James’s death, it...had completely slipped her mind. She felt cold as she looked at the calendar. She was two weeks late. Her periods were five weeks apart instead of four, but she had always had her period like clockwork. It was very regular. For it to be delayed by two weeks meant only one thing. She tried to remember if Chris had worn a condom the last time they had. ’ I stared at the flower for a few seconds. Then I picked it up. ‘Dammit!’ Flower Girl exclaimed. ‘I guess that means there’s no hope for you and me,’ she laughed like she was joking. ‘I guess we were meant to be just friends,’ I shrugged and gave her my most charming smile. We walked up to the counter and as she rang me up, I asked, ‘Do most girls know what the colors of flowers mean?’ ‘Well, I own a flower shop and I had to look it up. Except red, of course.’ ‘You own this place?’ ‘Yep. Three. If they are flying in on a private jet the Island Airport is the most convenient place or if the aircraft is too large Easton Municipal will work. I can get corporate rates for you with the hotels, car rentals and the aircraft through the gym," I said.."Are you sure this will not give them the wrong impression about how their money is being spent?" I asked."We can cover that by saying those things were furnished as parts of gifts and grants from other donors for college use," He said.At 1:30. Joe enjoyed having Scott around. It reminded him of when his own children were young, and when his marriage was still good. Better to remember the good times than the not-so-good. Even Charlie seemed to enjoy Scott using him as an impromptu climbing frame. A quick check with the AI showed that Charlie's estimated parenting scores were clearly above average. Good, that would be important later on. Joe had calculated the number of children he could expect in his family, and Charlie's family would.