‘Daddy!’ yelled Carole. ‘Da-da!’ said little Jim, smiling brightly. I picked him up and sat down on the sofa, and Carole came running over to ...e. ‘You’ve got a few minutes, but we have to get ready for the dinner party tonight.’ Laura said. ‘Why don’t you go get ready now, and I’ll follow you.’ I said, knowing that my wife, like a great many wives, would take considerably more time getting ready than me, the husband would. And it gave me time to spend with Carole and little Jim, which was. Hanna couldn’t believe as to what her ears we’re telling her. “I’d love to!” She squealed out loud clutching her sister around the shoulders giving her a big hug.“In that case I think we’d better go and do some more shopping!” David suggested. “Well by the way she danced around you in the shops I’m sure she’d be wanting some new togs for herself!” “Wow, Really!” Hanna couldn’t believe her own luck.Needless to say the rest of the afternoon was taken up with more shopping, this time David left. Eventually an old friend called me on the phone and told me Emily had accepted a permanent position with his company. Make no mistake here, Emily had earned that offer off of her own back, but if she ever found out that I’d manipulated things the way I had I was pretty sure she’d have killed me. I know she was quite pleased to be in what she felt was satisfying employment again. And it did wonders for her self-esteem. Stella and I had to be very careful not to let on that we knew she’d been. ”Kelly groaned and rolled her eyes. “Forget it. Have you eaten?”“I know what I’d like to eat.” I waggled my eyebrows at her.“Oh my God, will you behave!” she protested.I smiled. “I grabbed a sub at the Student Union. I could use a drink, though.”“Now that sounds more realistic. Finish here in the kitchen and make drinks, and I’ll freshen up and come back.”“Does freshening up involve changing into something more... interesting?” I asked.“And if it did?”“Deal!”Kelly laughed and went down the.