Lisa was unsure what to think. Ellen had been against Barry employing her and had remained hostile although she had relaxed a little lately. Now she w...s wanting Lisa’s company. All very unusual.Lisa poured two glasses of wine and took them into the lounge room. They sat together on the couch and drink in silence. Ellen put her empty glass on the coffee table. “Barry was very happy this morning” Ellen began “Andy rang him early and thanked him for a good meeting, a delicious dinner and a. When Will goes back, Nicole and I will too. Do you think it's safe to go back?" Probably" Will said the man he had the problem with died in a fire."I nodded.She asked, "You really think I should stay here?" Until the New Year" Will wants to get back to work now. He's talking about leaving now." Grandfather needs him to stay until New Year. He's afraid it'll be our last Christmas together."Brooke said, "Grandfather isn't recovering as quickly as I thought he would." I think they take good care. "Everything!" She burst into tears again.To give her time to recover I went and made two coffees. I thought that caffeine was needed for this conversation. I carried them into the lounge and brought a warm damp flannel for Lily to wipe her face. She smiled weakly to signify her thanks. She took a sip of coffee."I am so sorry, Chad." I nodded."Of course you are. Would you be sorry though if I had not found out?" She didn't reply to that question. I didn't expect a response."What are you going to. What’s the working title?’ Fi spoke carefully. ‘You must remember this is fiction Scott. You’re mom has taken something from real life and created a fiction around it. The working title is ‘My Lovely American’. ‘So it’s about you?’ ‘Yes, very loosely but it’s unmistakably me. She has invented something — we have sex. Scott you must understand we’ve never touched in that manner.’ ‘Christ.’ ‘Are you okay Scott?’ ‘Yeah. Well how is she with the young woman-older woman sex?’ ‘I went to college for.