With a sense of disappointment, I checked the nearest bar and lounge but there was no sign of her.Should I roam around in the hope of making a ‘chan...e’ encounter? Probably not a good idea. Remembering that earlier, I had resolved to have a fair amount of wine to ensure sleep, I sat in an alcove in the bar nearest reception, with a carafe of good burgundy. Maybe she would pass. Members of the writing group did pass, gave a smiling nod, or stopped for a quick word. But, no Sara Reason.By 10.30pm,. Two of them could probably have taken six hours and STILL not been done.I called home and told Darla, "Tony wants a team at six." I'm not going!" No, of course not," I agreed. "What about Luz?" He treated her like she was dirt!" Well, he won't have you there this time..." True. LUZ!" Darla handed off the phone."Tony wants a team at six." I'll take Lizbeth." Luz didn't even kick."Sounds good," I agreed.Six-oh-five comes and I get a call from Tony. "Where's Bonnie?" he whined."Maternity leave. I. ’ A concerned look came across her face. ‘I hope I’m not being too forward.’ ‘Oh, no,’ I said, smiling. ‘It’s been a good, long while since I’ve engaged in any decent conversation. Half the time, I’m afraid I’ll end up like that poor woman back there.’ I indicated the woman in the corner behind me. She looked over my shoulder and then back at me. ‘Why? What’s wrong with her?’ she asked. ‘What’s wrong with her? Why, she’s cracked. She’s always talking to h–‘ ‘Herself’ is what I’d started to say. Diane was curious about how I felt about it, what had happened and what the future held. She, like me, was curious about how Luke bounced back so quickly and made more than a few pointed comments about his relationship with Sam.“Mind you, I was a bit envious when he took both of you to bed that night,” was one comment.“Maybe you should have been the one to kick Idiot.”“Aww, bless you, still so innocent. I meant brother and sister in the same bed,” she couldn’t stop laughing at the look on my.