Once I entered her apartment it didn't take me long to discover kate was actually a bit drunk and had been celebrating moving into her new home. She p...cked up her glass of wine and started to sing and dance around her apartment. She asked me if I would like a drink and I nodded and said "yes please" she asked me to take a seat on her couch while she went to get me one, so I took a seat.I had also noticed kate was still in her office dress which was a white blouse, short black skirt and. The seventy-two-year-old disciplinarian got to her feet and adjusted her navy short-sleeved blouse before picking up her black-handled dragon cane in her right hand. She flexed the ten-millimetre thick cane in both hands, smiling at how flexible the dense wood was. Next she swished it through the air to get a feel for her favourite cane and also to announce to Zofeya what was coming her way in a very short while. Once satisfied, Pauline walked over to where Zofeya was bent over the chair, her. "Don't you ever grab me like that again! Do you hear me?", Mom screamed.I yanked my head up and down."I want you to do that recital, and I'm willing to reward you for it, but it's something that I give, not something you take. Do you understand?"I nodded."I can't hear you." Yeah. I mean, Yes, Mom." "Alright. Now run along and make yourself scarce until your father comes home."I was shocked but by the time I got to my room, I was angry. To hell with her stupid recital, I thought. I started a. "Come on. Art's gonna have a stroke when he sees the sketch."Hope could barely hold back a giggle. "Might want to add a touch of makeup. I'll be using my color pencils."A couple of minutes later, the bedroom door popped open enough for Bobby to stick her head out. "How long will this take?" Probably most of the afternoon. I don't really know. I've never done what I plan to do today." Okay. We've called Arlene and asked her to bring us some sandwich fixings. If we're not back when she leaves,.