"Yes, he doesn't have a problem with it. He feels really bad about yourfather." Your dad and mine are good friends." Until Dad got his new job. He's n...ver home anymore," she said with atrace of bitterness in her voice."What does your mother think of his job?" She hates it. I swear they hardly talk anymore. I'm worried they mightsplit up." They won't, I'm sure," I said, trying to make Cindy feel better."Mom said she's glad she has you for a client just in case somethinghappens and Dad moves. But she looked really good leaning back to put her elbows back on the table, and it was hard to tear my gaze away when Dan cleared his throat to remind me that it was still my shot.Forcing my attention to the table, I saw that my best option was a one-rail bank shot that might put the 5 in a corner. I didn't have much hope for the shot, really, but didn't see anything better and took it -- and the ball dropped. I looked at Melissa happily and said, "Shoes, please."Surprised, she said, "Shoes?. I added tongue in cheek that I felt that it was because of seeing her exercising half naked in the balcony of our house.It took her some time to digest the information I fed her. She looked thoughtful as she murmured, “No wonder, he misses female company and has to make do with the crumbs available in the form of watching me after bath; that too, peeping through the curtains.”I knew I had her where I wanted her to be. Looking at the right opportunity, I asked her, “Sumi may be we could help him. “Or whenever.”“Yeah, we’ll be out of action for a few days,” Susan noted. “I’m usually ready to go after about three or four days, though. How about you guys?”“Oh, I think we’ll all be more than ready by Friday week,” Alice said, “right Maria?” Maria nodded agreement.Susan had a bright idea. “I’ve just had a bright idea,” she said. “We’re all going to have our periods on Friday, and so will our daughters. Instead of our card party, why don’t we all have a cook-out?”“Great idea!” Maria said..