Simple,but fairly formal. After all that, there was the jewelry. Coordinating her earrings,necklace, bracelet, and ring to her mother's satisfaction t...ok a lotmore effort than she thought it was worth. Finally, she was ready. She was annoyed to notice that she was moredressed up than her mother, and significantly more so than her father.Her mother pointed out that Angel was the central person, the reasonfor the meal. Angel didn't buy it. She figured it was another of her"lessons" in womanhood.. ' Brian watched his sister get out of the car and walk up to Michelle's parent's house, its windows darker than he would have expected at this time of the evening. He saw Louise knock, and, to her evident surprise, the door moved inwards a fraction. He watched her push it open, and look inside hesitantly, apparently calling Michelle's name, though he could not hear through the car window.A few moments later, Louise ran back to the car in a panic, pulling open Brian's door, and beseeching him to. "You've earned it, Ian. Bud is right. You've done everything they've asked you to do and then some. This is your reward for being a good employee who wants a future with the City. That is what you want, isn't it?" Yes, it is. I'm just surprised it's coming this quickly. He hasn't really spelled out what I'm going to be doing, but I'm sure it will be interesting."But along with my future role came some here and now obligations. Bud and the city management asked me to cooperate with the newspaper. The club, I assumed was getting empty, as I knew it closed up at two. The bar manager eventually told me the card had been authorised and handed back the phone to the wife. With, "thanks and I'll be home soon from the wife," I put the phone down expecting the connection to be lost. However, I could still hear everything, she must just put the phone in her bag without closing the connection. I put the phone onto speaker and thought about recording it, to embarrass her at some time in the.