It was four hours long. All of us were there, even Jeanna, because Mid West Bank Delaware branch was going to do the financing on the equipment. They ...ad been there setting up for their presentation since two in the afternoon. They or the girls had placed parts of the presentation around the gym. They had those little cutaway display doors with the security locks on them that you see in hardware stores. They had installed the operating system on one of our servers, linked it to one of the flat. I'm not feeling very well." Is there anything I can do?" I asked, concerned. "Have you called adoctor?" No," he said. "It's nothing serious, but now's not a good time." OK," I said. "Well, I'll phone you later, then."I was puzzled. Dad sounded all right, apart from a slight tremble in hisvoice. Yet he had told me that he was feeling unwell, so I couldn't justleave without first checking on him properly. I buzzed for the dutywarden."Warden," came a man's voice. "Can I help?" Hi," I said. "My. I was betting she was wrong. The tension in the car was palpable I asked Doug to sit closer to me. I was surprised that he didn't hesitate. I think the darkness and seclusion made him more comfortable. I reached over and took his hand and he blushed. "The next right is a dead end, if you want to go there. ". He said. I did. I turned down the road and drive slower and dimmed the lights. We stopped and I shut off the engine. We were still holding hands and I thought about my first time. ”Sonny, proud of the fact that he was a big boy now, ran ahead to pick a table and, as serious as can be, went to get a booster chair from next to the closet. His mother helped him to center it and to spread out the chair’s napkin. When all was to his satisfaction, he allowed his mother to pick him up and seat him. Aelwen was this morning’s waitress; the girls traded off for alternate mornings and on Sundays, it was Mélanie’s turn. Mélanie also did her turn as waitress on each girl’s day.