“It’s 17:00 now. We will be at the Beach Bistro on Drake somewhat before 17:30. We will be two ladies sitting outside drinking iced tea. We will w...it until 17:50. If you don’t show we will leave. See you soon. Bye.”“Well Fran, let’s hope he shows.” We walked 15 minutes, ordered a pair of iced teas and sat outside. At 17:35 we were interrupted by a man about 30 saying, “Some nice lady said I would find two ladies drinking iced tea on the Beach Bistro patio.”I stood, gave him a hug and said, “I’m. When I walked in this time, it was empty. For some reason this made me angry. "How could he not give me an explanation", i thought. I looked out to the driveway, now both of my parents cars were gone. I must have been thinking too hard because I didn't hear him leave. Now that I was alone in the house I had a chance to do some investigative work. I knew my sister would be here in a couple hours but I didn't know about either of my parents. Throwing caution into the wind, I walk to the stairs. " His eyes nearly popped out of his head." Hasn't Mum told him about your conversation with her?" Doesn't look like it but I wonder why not." Fathers can get jealous about their daughters." I suppose and Mum knows Dad inside out." Yup"There was a silence as they nestled together."Does Victoria know about us?" Good Heavens no!" I thought not. Oh dear, I'll have to behave." You would anyway." At the dance, yes, but not at home." Well there's no reason you can't be openly affectionate and show it. ” Giggling suddenly, her hands flew up to her buttons, deftly fastening all but the one at her collar, her lips pursing as if to blow me a kiss. “Uh, yeah.” Was my glib reply as I fumbled for my cell phone, hitting speed dial and waiting patiently for my mom to answer. It didn’t take long to settle. In fact, my mother sounded grateful to have me out of the house for once on a Friday evening. “As long as it’s okay with Stacy’s parents, Christina.” “They said it’s okay, Mrs. Cooper!” Stacy.