" She said. Ian was dumbfounded, " What brought that thought on?" he asked."Do you want the long list or the Short list", she asked jokingly, as she s...retched out on his bed that he had turned over to her tonight as her back was giving her issues on the futon he had down stairs. This just about made Ian jump out of skin and want to leap into bed, but held himself in check. " How about the short list" he replied steadily."Okay" she replied, " The short list it is then. First you are definitely a. . The Specialist in Submersibles, has gone Under, The Manufacturer of Food Blenders has gone into Liquidation, A Dog Kennel maker has had to call in the Retrievers, The suppliers of Paper for Origami enthusiasts has Folded, The Heinz factory has been Canned, as they couldn’t Ketchup with orders, The Tarmac Laying company has reached the end of the Road, The Ice Cream factory says their customers have all Melted away, The Barber says he just can’t Cut It, The Bread company has run out of Dough,. “Whoa,” Jackie said.“Good God!” Tara remarked, her mouth open. Hailey just smiled and kissed Phil’s cheek.“I’m going to have to go back and change,” she whispered. “I couldn’t go without a bra because you could see my nipples. I didn’t really think of that when I offered.”“I think you stay and be our cheerleader,” Tara said. “Do me a favor: Jump up and down for a minute.”“Tara!” Jackie cut in.“OK, we put her at the other team’s goal line,” Tara said. “Every time they get close to scoring, she. . yes!” Lizzie told him, kissing him, “I’ve never not been in love with you, not one day, not one time during the divorce and everything!”“Congratulations, then, on the once and future couple!” I toasted them both with a good deal more wine for each of us.To say that we were increasingly drunk would be to put it mildly, but while this incident could complicate things, it created opportunities as well. Bianca’s mother, Flora Giordano, was a bit weepy as she looked upon the happy couple renewing.