’ ‘I bet,’ Hannah whispered and the women lapsed into giggles. Elle had just snuggled down into bed when her phone went. She heard heavy breathi...g. ‘Donovan?’ ‘Right in one. I like to think you might not know any other heavy breathers.’ ‘Have you been drinking?’ ‘Yes quite substantially over six hours.’ ‘I’m not sure that it’s proper for a courting man to phone the woman of his attention after midnight when she is in bed and not wearing anything.’ ‘Not even knickers?’ ‘Correct but is this type. Andhe had been weeping. There were streams down his cheek from his eyes."How is it my fault?" Karen asked, trying to pretend to be innocent."You know so stop the game. You know what you did?" How could she notknow?But Karen kept up the act with her innocent face. He knew what she wasdoing and he didn't see a way out of it. So he gave in, "Ok fine sis youwant me to come out and say it. I know you know but fine. You have toremember what you and your friends made me do that weekend this summerwhen. I named you after her so I wouldn’t forget her and what she meant to me.’ It was all I could do to keep from bursting into tears right then. I hastily excused myself and dashed to the bathroom before I lost it completely. Mom and Parker were looking at my oddly when I returned, after restoring my composure. My sandwich was on the table and I ate in silence, while Mom and Parker talked about their work that day. When we were almost finished, Mom looked at me with a serious look. ‘So how’s work?’. I opened the door and he picked up the bags again and I showed him the kitchen and when he had put them there, I told him he could take a seat on the couch in the living room while I put the groceries in the refrigerator. Normally I would neatly take out everything but now I quickly opened the frig and put everything inside and when I walked into the living room he sat down on the couch and looked at me smiling so I laughed too and asked if he would like a beer even though it was still morning,.