”He grinned.“Exactly! Well balanced, with a chip on both shoulders. This bunch wanted independence from England, and then a socialist utopia where...they’d be in charge. Yes, Scotland does need to stand on its own two feet a bit more, but their proposals would just have meant absolute anarchy. I got so fed up with them - you couldn’t reason with them or use logical argument - that I stopped going. But they left Reading in the summer, so hopefully we can now get the Society back to having fun. I decided if he wanted to be rid of me, so be it. I thought I would be able to get another job and I hoped the others would come too but only Gallie did and then Billie followed to help us." You didn't just return because you wanted an quiet night with Billie?" No, Sir. I didn't know he would come with us. I just didn't think I could walk much further and even coming back down the mountain was very painful. It was mainly my feet Sir. And Robert Eason's warning that worse was to come. He said he. Luckily, Jen maneuvered her around the table to the place ofhonor at its head. Tea and coffee were brought out, and it was minutesbefore they got down to business. When the 'lawyer-speak' started passing between Jen and theattorneys present, Jeremy began to tune out almost immediately. It wasall she could do to follow the jargon filled conversation and answer ayes or no (with an approving nod from Jen) to the questions sent herway. She was handed a contract, and while the others continued. We all would watch movies, some cocktails were served, and I played a little poker. There was never much one-on-one interaction. I liked her, but it never was going to be anything other than us working together.“After a few nights I shut down the after-work get-togethers. I did that for two reasons. One was that I didn’t want to get the reputation as the ‘party guy.’ Since then I’ve lent my DVD collection, player and monitor to others who want to hold a movie night,” I said.“What DVDs were.