Apparently her and Madge had a few outings as she put it in the past, no details but if it’s the Madge of old then if the mum in law played along I ...uspect those legs of hers were spread a few times, youngest still drinking my good wine, but realises I’m not going to open another and bids us good night. A couple of brandies later the mum in law said good night and left the wife and I to clear up. Walking past the rooms back to ours, we hear the usual snoring and heavy breathing, surprisingly. So has she. Sly, I think Isabella would be approachable if I had your permission.”“Joe...” I looked into my friend’s eyes. He was always the one to take charge. It was unusual to find him looking so anxious. Not since he killed his first gook. “I don’t know much about what she’s been up to in high school. You know things are different now than when we went to school. Just ... uh ... you know ... treat her right. If you’re looking for something permanent, you’ve got my permission. If you just. Mrs Jones informed us that Shelly was making reasonable progress, again ‘could try harder’ etc etc etc. Mrs Jones did however note that the demeanour of Shelly had been a little different today (after the weekend we’d had it is not hard to understand why, although I was reticent to disclose the full reasoning behind any change). What I decided was to provide a summary of the truth with some creative thought so as to protect our family etc. Therefore I stated that Shelly had lost her virginity. " OK. What about the port office block?" The tender's ninety-five per cent complete. It should be ready on Wednesday and we have to get it in by Friday week. They had our plan the Friday before last. There's a council meeting the following Thursday. I've made myself available to answer questions." Well done! I'd like to see the tender before it goes in though: just to see if anything catches my eye."As usual Jerry showed no reaction. "Yes, Nick," he said."How about the container dock, Harry?".