My mom's kind of nuts. Plus, youtwo were pretty bombed when we came in. I guess I just wasn'texpecting it...thanks for cleaning the table though." H... gave Allie akiss on the forehead and then stopped. "Was that Jon and Courtney?" I sent them to one of the guest rooms. I assume that was OK?" Alliefiddled with her fingers.Chloe smiled, still in Allie's dress but with bare feet, which botheredme. "Thanks, Allie. You're the best," and then she kissed her. Andignored me."So Tom and I were. "Alcohol? I can assure her you have not associated with any loose women." I told her that! I told her that you were not the kind of boy that did that sort of thing. I told her, you were good to yer momma and all that kind of thing." Then I'm sure there will be no problems tonight." Yeah." We rode in silence for a while. "Thing of it is, see, and I guess I should have told you from the start, but, well it don't really matter now so..." Devlin, you don't have to justify your past to me. I could. I had, for the first time in years, a long, hot bath and a glass of champagne as I wallowed in it. Then I threw away all the clothes I’d had returned after I left the prison and got myself dressed in a good, silk dress with all the underpinnings I had missed during my sentence.Feeling more like a woman again, the first call I made was to Amelia Fitzroberts. She said she’d come over immediately. On arrival, she gave me a detailed run-down of the fortunes of the business and, satisfied that I was. Dad came home and started to prepare clothes and stuff forher."Why didn't you call me, dad?" I asked him. "I could make everything upand brought this to hospital and you wouldn't waste time."He looked rather surprised. It seemed that Julia didn't help father totake care of mother."You wouldn't know what to pack and you wouldn't know where the hospitalis," dad answered and smiled. "But thanks for your offer, maybe you canhelp in future." I know what to pack and I know where the hospital is," I.