It's obviously much more significant than I realized when I bought it. It might have properties that you wouldn't expect. I'd hate one of the teachers...to take it away from you for testing or safekeeping."This admonition brought back echoes of Harry's temporary loss of his broom in third year, when Professor McGonnagal McGonagall had confiscated it, fearful that the broom had been cursed. On that occasion, it was Hermione's fault, for she had warned the Professor about the broom. Harry. “What do you mean?”Elyse sighed, “I know absolutely everything that is going on in this house. What the heck are you doing?”“Again, what do you mean?”“Steve, you CAN NOT sleep with NIKA staff!”Shit! Kimmy! I should have known that Elyse would figure it out. And denying it would do me no good.“What gave it away?” I sighed.“You two disappeared for lunch around the same time. Normally, that wouldn’t be overly suspicious because it only happened a few times. But yesterday, you left depressed and. But I thought maybe it’s for the best. Well the day came. Brad had arranged for the k**s to stay with his Mom and then, Doug, Uncle Cal & Uncle Ben arrived. What was a surprise was my husband; Brad also invited my Mom, Maureen over. I was seated on one couch with Brad’s two uncles on either side of me. My Mom was on the other couch with Brad and his Dad on either side of her.Brad started things off by asking his uncles if they liked my swelling belly. They grinned and said I was surely. "What do you mean?" I ask her again."You're going to need that dress again, Rose." Some more came backto me, and she could see it on my face. "You remember some of itnow? Some of it you're never going to remember, and some of it I'mnever going to tell you. Last night you got drunk again, this timein my own boss's house, how could you? And you made an absoluteass of yourself, like you usually do, just like the husband inLydia's novel, the one Max wanted me to read last night, youremember.