So, what I started doing at the Osgood Palace was to pretend to leave when it turned morning. I would act like I was going back to the Lenoir as soon ...s I heard one of the sporting ladies open a bedroom door, walk out into the hallway.I’d clump my way down the stairs and open the front door. Make a little noise closing it, but stay inside. I’d take off my boots and creep back up to the upstairs landing. There were doorways to the right and left, leading to the bedrooms.I might end up feeling a. Jaimie and I are going to babysit Kyle so that Stephen and Tara can go to the dance. And before you even say anything, NO!!! I WON'T go if you're not there with me. And Jaimie feels the same way, too. Even though Jake is a lot closer, he still can't come home very often. He's got a game nearly every weekend, too, so it's hard for him to leave.Oh, I didn't tell you! Jake is playing rugby instead of football. He says it's kind of like football, only without pads. He says it's an English game, or. I can tell by your gait that the day didn't go the way you had planned. To most people, I'm sure that you looked the same as always, but I can see the tiniest of creases between your eyes. There is a tension in your shoulders; your suit, normally so beautifully draped around your body, hangs stiffly over your shoulders. "Rough day?" You nod almost imperceptibly. "I'm sorry, darling." Not your fault." I know, but I wish I could make it better for you. C'mere." I pat the soft mat next to mine on. April could be really funny when she wanted to.“Yeah, I guess,” I said, regretting my words as soon as I said them.“We have something to discuss anyway.”“Oh, fuck,” I thought. “Here it comes. What the fuck do we have to talk about?”“Is it anything important?” I asked. “Can it wait for another time.”“Nah, we should discuss it on the way to your house. OK?”“I guess,” I said, wondering what drama she had to discuss with me now. If it were anything to do with us getting back together, I was going.