I stretched a little and then got up.Jan murmured, "Pity, do you have to go? I was enjoying the company."I grinned and said that I did, adding that re...lly I should apologise for not feeling very chatty."So?" was her response. "So sometimes good company doesn't need to be garrulous. In fact just being about each other is nice. Heavens! You and Pat can't spend all your time nattering..."I dug her in the ribs -- not too hard, of course -- thanked her for the coffee, gave her a kiss, and patted her. . somewhere," my neighbor face scrunched with chagrin. "I'll have a look and give you a call later," she promised as she continued toward her own home.No point dwelling on the blunder, I started packing the varnishing materials away. By the time I had that cleaned up it was time to start dinner.When Jack got home he took it all in stride as he always does. "If she's any good get her to give you a price on putting in that new backdoor you've been after me about since last summer," was all he. That evening I had an hour of embarrassment forced on me by Mom, although there hadn’t been any pre ‘date’ photos taken, someone at school had done a video of our dancing, which had been put on the web. Chloe had been told about the video, so she had been watching it on the house computer. She had been so amazed at how we had glided around the floor, that she hadn’t noticed her mother watching over her shoulder, who had informed my Mom about the video. So Gram, Grandma and Mom had spent ages. Kari and her boyfriend had a two year old son that I knew was the only reason keeping them together. ‘Then why don’t you go out and have a good time?’ I suggested. ‘Just go out with some friends and blow off some steam.’ ‘Yeah, maybe I should. In fact, I should go and pick up some guy at a bar and get laid! That would show that bastard!’ ‘Or you and I could just go find a room right now,’ I said with a exaggerated smile, hoping to lift her spirits with a little humor. Kari turned and stared at.