"Hi, baby," she said.I could picture her smile when I heard her voice. "Don't cook. We're gonna have dinner with my replacement technician, sweetness.... Uh, Alan, I hope you don't mind if Susan tags along..." Susan?" Yeah, she's over here and we're working on a research paper. Two of 'em, actually. We were waiting for you. Thinking pizza. But goin' out is okay, too." She paused. "Susan, Alan's meeting a new technician for dinner. You wanna come, huh?" Sure!" came Susan's answer."Okay. I'll see. “Really Fiona. You’ve never told me that, but yet you’ve been happy to tell all regarding Caroline’s education. That’s a bit unfair don’t you think.” Robert gave Fiona a penetrating look and she flushed and looked a bit flustered. “Er, well it’s not something I think about a lot,” the lie was written all over her face. “Come now. A lovely but willful woman such as yourself, I’m sure you miss the firm hand of your husband.” Fiona went even redder. The heat travelling down to between her legs. There are differences in color, and subtle differences in appearance and styles, but all are equal. Probably close to being equal in price, too. Some of the clothes are sexy, but not overly so — just right for their ages. I had extreme doubts when I walked across that street with you to sit in the coffee shop and wait. You have no idea how hard that was for me to just turn everything over to Arlene. The new girls had never really been shopping — knew nothing about it. They have never had. “The reasons are the same, Jacob, your spirit is calmed by that which has gone before. Elizabeth’s abiding love for you still permeates the cottage you shared. Here, the love that multitudes had for your forbearers positively radiates toward you. Remember that, Jacob, when your corporal self visits this place.”Jake nodded his understanding and asked, “Do you see Liz where you are, Grandfather?”The older man smiled.“That is the first time you have called me Grandfather, Lad. And no, I do not see.