"By the way Mr. Sheer, Dave and I wanted to invite you to supper next Friday, sort of a welcome to our neighborhood." Why, I would be delighted. I wou...d like very much to meet your husband and I want you to call me by my given name, Edward or even better Ed." Very good Mr. - ah - Ed. So we will expect you Friday about 7. I hope you like lamb. Please dress casually. Dave wears a coat and tie all day and likes to be a little less formal in the evening." Now that the deed was set, Jen had a. Nellie and I were ... well, we were waffling, trying our hardest not to show hostility towards each other, and to find anything to talk about, but ourselves and our past together. I have no idea why we do that with old lovers or sweethearts, but I'd heard other people doing the same thing in the past."You know, it's a real pain getting a proper cup of tea even in London nowadays," Nellie was saying as we arrived at an empty table."You've been over recently? I thought you lived in California. Could I have a look at some of your swimwear. Smiling Beth said, follow me. As they walked through the store Mary took off her coat revealing her small breasts and small frame. Her dress covered her modestly, and showed a bit of a belly. Mary looked at the manikins wearing one piece swimsuits. Seeing one with a U shape cut, wide shoulder straps and covering the models bottom. Can I see this in Blue, Mary said. Of course, Beth said. Going through a drawer, Beth took two packages out. Please. "Don't get me wrong, babe, I'm glad ta see ya," Ned said as they broke off the hug. "But what brings ya down here?" I just wanted to see how you were doing, that's all," Cassie said.Ned detected the bit of huskiness to her voice and wished Seeger would go about his business. "Gettin' there. Think I jus' made a breakthrough soon after Mr. S. had left."Seeger cleared his throat. "Miss Kendall was fortunate I had arrived when I did. I suspect her driver was giving her a hard time." I told him I.