‘I’m Melissa Flannigan.’ She offered Ann her hand. ‘Come on in, both of you,’ Melissa said after she and Ann shook hands. She looked at her ...ather. ‘You need help with that suitcase, old-timer?’ ‘I’ll give you old-timer,’ Martin snapped, grinning. Melissa showed Ann the spare bedroom, then they went out to join Martin, who had made himself comfortable on the sofa. Melissa plopped down next to her father, and Ann sat down in a big over-stuffed chair opposite them. ‘Bill’s working night tour this. One thing that both Lenore and Ashley made clear was that they were having lots of fun.The hostess and two different waitresses arrived and started distributing dishes to the various tables. Everyone immediately started eating. Angelique frowned at her pancakes, but the smile that lit up her face with her first bite was priceless."Better than blueberry?" I asked.Angelique barely nodded before taking another huge bite. She seemed determined to eat everything before someone could take them away. Cathy smiled as me as she grabbed a glass off the counter, filling it with water and washing her mouth out. Then just like that she was leaning against the counter again talking about something when I turned and did the last of the dishes. It was like nothing happened between us. Just then my brother came back into the kitchen saying he had to make a quick phone call. Cathy kissed my brother on the cheek telling him not to worry about.It was about 10 when Cathy announced she should leave since. The next class followed this pattern. Mona Brown was patting Jack’s hand as she spoke to him, thanking him far too effusively for his advice and glancing at Frances to make sure she was watching. ‘Interesting use of green, Mrs Barrington,’ was his only comment to Frances as he moved past her to her daughter. ‘Kathy, you really are very talented.’ She looked up at Jack, beaming. ‘Can we have a look at your brush technique. May I show you?’ Kathy passed her brush to Jack. There was a fleeting.