Belle acted as though she wanted to wiggle out of my arms, so I leaned down and whispered in her ear.“Relax, Belle, and move with me. If you don’t...like it, we’ll switch to waltzing.”Belle became a convert as soon as I told her to lay her cheek against my chest and eased her around a few steps. She sighed contentedly and snuggled closer to me.“This is so nice when we have privacy, Tyler. Where in the world did you learn to dance like this?” she asked.I gave her a smidgen of truth.“A girl I dated. I gave her Monica’s kiss. That started a long necking session during which our coffee got cold. After fresh mugs Angela admitted that she needed me at the home over Christmas. She wanted me to be Father Christmas to the old people. ‘Father Christmas, Angela?’ I asked incredulously. ‘Aren’t they too old for Father Christmas?’ She laughed. ‘It’s not for them, silly. They make presents for their grandchildren or great-grandchildren and Father Christmas gives them out at a Children’s Christmas. I made a small investment in my daughter’s future home. I would do my best to keep her with me for her first year in college, but I knew that she and Josh would move to Bloomington with Mary as soon as that year was up.It was a good year. Since Brian and the bulk of the clan had moved south, everything seemed relatively peaceful in Mishawaka. Of course, we saw a lot more of Mary with Josh and Cassandra. And we saw a lot more of some of the other parents. It was funny how having their children. ’ In bed, we were all awake and wiggling. The tension of the last several weeks was over. I got my arms around Molly and asked what she wanted first in the way of shop progress. ‘Let’s you and I work on the French house remodel. We will need to find a local architect to get the permits and keep the preservationists happy that we are not going to wreck an historic structure. After we have those things started, we can go to London and you can lend the women a hand with layout and purchasing of.