”“For James, Lara. For James,” I said with the greatest patience.“I know that!”I floated closer to her as a wave pushed on me. She splashed ...e with some water, but I didn’t return the fight.“So what’s up?” I asked.“With?”“You said you needed to talk.”“Oh. Yeah.”“Well?” I urged, after a pause.“This isn’t the moment.”“Why not?”“I don’t feel like talking about it now.”“All right. Can you at least give me a hint?”“Let’s go inside. The waves are too rough to have a serious conversation.”I followed. I’ll just give them a ring to ask them to drop in.” He gets out his mobile phone and he hits a speed dial number. When it’s answered he says, “Afternoon, how’s my best mother-in-law today?” He listens and laughs then, “You need to talk to Monica about how to dig up business for you as I’m sitting with a patient of hers who wants some fruit platters delivered each day so I thought to direct the work to you. He’ll be putting on a daily afternoon show for the kids’ wards and he wants some fruit. "Just because you have college sorted doesn't mean you should slack off on studies now, anyway." I'm getting a lift in to discuss studies!" insisted Connor, "It's that Chem presentation today, we're doing it together."Carol found it hard to believe a teenage couple would ever actually discuss schoolwork over necking, but she had other lines of attack ready."And speaking of lifts - I'm busy tomorrow, so you'll have to meet your father at the airport."Both of them knew this wasn't true. Carol. "Good morning, Dee." I am watching you and Bruno greet each other. A bouquet of flowers is in my hand. "Happy Valentine's Day, Dee Dee."You reach for them and press your face to the yellow roses. "Oh, Daddy, they're so beautiful." I lean down and get a wet kiss just like Bruno's. The dog is rooting his nose in your covers trying to push them down the bed.I laugh, "Bruno's looking for something, Dee."You giggle, "He's always like this in the morning. He just loves to give me my first cum of the.