Like I said, I wasn’t supposed to say a word until we had been married ten years. My mom is the oldest living family member and she has the say as t...e family executor. You would still not know if this situation had not come up.”“So, Helen never knew?”“Nope.”“Sucks being her.”“Yup.”“Let’s ask your mom about checking for survivors.”We walked up the stairs and knocked on the first bedroom door. When my mom opened it, she put her finger to her lips and came out into the hall and closed the door. When I stopped in her driveway, I was glad to be off the road. I looked forward to at least a home cooked meal. If Sarah had a date there might be more. Well it had been a while for both of us.I got greeted by Ester with a kiss. Her house was warm which felt good after even the sort walk from my car to her front door. The greeting made the warm house feel even better.“Come on you too, it’s time for dinner,” she said leading the way into here dining room.“Gee we get to eat in the dining room. So. I caught him ogling me one day, a while ago, when I was in a fairly wicked mood, and I decided to have some fun. I got up and strolled over to his desk, stood there smiling down at him."Question for you, Gerald," I announced in a voice loud enough for the other guys to hear."Whhat's that, Amber?" he stuttered."Why are you staring at me? Do you fancy me or something?"Silly question really. I was looking particularly sexy and gorgeous that day and I knew every guy there had been staring longingly. Two weeks later Palmer was thinking about returning to university to study management. He had planned to study on-line while working but could not find work. Then Dixie’s father called. Over lunch Robert Hawkins said he and the family were fine but Dixie was looking rather lethargic and had started her teaching career. ‘Now Palmer, let’s talk business.’ Robert operated a company with three partners employing another thirteen accountants plus support staff. The company contracted out accountancy.