Miranda called her assistant who came in to collect the machine and have it analyzed. It was about twenty minutes later that Randell's call came in. M...randa answered the phone and handed the receiver to Zandra."It's Randell for you," she told her."Hi, Sweetie," Miranda heard Zandra say, sweetly. "How are you?" A long pause followed."Yes, I know, Sweetie," Zandra said next. "I know you're upset, but you need to wait." This was followed by a longer silence."Let me finish, Randell!" Zandra said. I expect some in the congregation will have their suspicions, just because you’re living with me. But no-one will think less of you ... especially Joe.”“If he’s a nurse, why is he working on the barges?”“The barges don’t sail in the winter, just from about Easter until about October. Joe works for an agency during the off season.”“Oh.”They carried on back to the Rectory, where Sara had her afternoon nap and Dulcie, Rebecca, Peter and Liina played ‘snap’ until tea-time, an early tea so Dulcie. "Mary, this is Diane. She is standing in for you so the dress can befitted."I saw the light come on as she realized who I was. She had only beentold that I would do the modeling, so seeing me standing there dressedas a girl threw her off stride for a moment. Based only by theexpression on her face, she was pleased, and surprised. I stood whereshe could see me, then went to hug her as best I could. Just then thenurse came in, and we were asked to leave. On the way out mom handed methe car keys. “That’s a pretty depressing sexual history,” I said. In my defense, I did regret saying it immediately, pretty much at the exact moment that Jess shot me her look of death. I’m pretty sure the words she mouthed were “Fucking ass.”“So, no guy has ever gone down on you, then?” Jess asked, turning back to Emma.“No, no one,” Emma responded.“They don’t know what they were missing out on!” I said.“Aaron has excellent oral skills. I can attest to them,” Jess tossed in.Emma was quiet for a moment and.