” He replied.“What?”“If I told you, I’d have to kill you.”“You might think that ... I could not possibly say?” I said.“Yup ... like ...hat,” Ken agreed. “Now ... tell me about the refit.”For the most part, I was satisfied. No leaks, no poorly running lines, diesel engine was good, genset might be a trifle light and a second set of tools would be good. All in all the boat was better than new ... and quiet under sail. None of the common complaints ... noise ... banging of halyards or the slap of. 'York, London or another English city?' I asked Kate that evening.'Eh!' was her expected response.'For a long weekend.''Oh! Okay. How about London.' She stated quickly. 'I've always wanted to see one of those big West End shows.''Okay, London it is. Any particular show?'Kate thought for a few minutes. 'Cats.''I'm not sure if that is still running but I'll check it out.''Cool.''Sorry Cats doesn't appear to be on, ' I told my daughter half an hour later.I showed her a quick list of what was on. Her eyes turned dark and her sweet demeanor changed to that of an avenging angel. ‘Ass!’ She gritted out before she decked him. It was not enough to make him crumble, but it was strong enough to make him take a step back. She marched into the classroom and shut the door. –~~– The room was dark except for the flashing pixels of my TV. Tabitha had taken me out earlier to a karaoke bar. I did not want to go, but she insisted, promising that I would feel better about the whole situation if I just. ***** The next evening they made the pizza together for their belated pizza night. Christie let him do most of the work, teaching him how to make a bread dough and how to make a pizza sauce. ‘This sauce is best if it is done early in the day and allowed to cook,’ she explained, ‘but we were both a bit distracted the past two mornings. Here, put a half teaspoon of this in there.’ While he stirred and added ingredients, she frequently looked up at him with so much love and desire, he had to stop.