Calories had restored Sarah's nerve, and her eyes were sparkling again. We dared to touch hands beneath the table, and were just on the point of giggl...ng when our nice waiter approached, smiling nervously, flicking a glance out of the window. He spoke directly to Sarah."Um ... sorry to intrude, but ... er ... I think you should ... er perhaps ... hide in the ladies loo for a bit ... our local bobby's just pulled up on his Noddy-bike."Sarah didn't stop to ask how he's found out who she was, but. " Years, if she could help it!"Oh pooh!" Melody laughed as she unlocked her car door. "I've been tracking your periods for the last six months, honey. Remember how I was oh so concerned that you would catch a cold these last few days?" Yeah." Kelly had to laugh. "You kept making me take my temperature and write it down uh, um..." Her voice stuttered to a squeaky stop."Guess what sweetie? According to your menses chart, and your body temperature, tonight's the night!"Kelly slapped a hand to her. I cut him off and told him I'd call him back later. Karen walked in just then and asked what the problem was.I told her about the phone call and she sat down and said she had something to add to that. I listened as she told me that since I had been gone, my mother had a nervous breakdown and now had trouble discerning present day from her fantasy world of 1962 and it had pushed my dad over the edge. Apparently this had been festering since my grandfather had died some years ago. I had been. It seemed as though Claudia was all alone in this huge house.“Please, sit,” Claudia motioned to a seating area, where she had arranged some drinks and snacks.“So, Claudia. How have you been?” I asked as I sat down.“Well, I guess I have my good days and bad, you know?” she replied, sitting on the comfortable bench-seat next to me.“Yes, I understand, it must be very hard,” I told her, “We missed you at the funeral.”“Oh, I was there,” Claudia replied.“You were?” I said, stunned, “I didn’t see.