“A couple of years at least,” replied Bill. “She used to hang around here a lot and part of the reason was her parents marriage was in trouble. ...he relationship ended and her mother took up with another guy who persuaded them to move to the Northern Territory.”“Apparently that relationship didn’t last either,” I added, “so they came back here when Sandra’s mother who was Jenny’s grandmother died. The family are from what you might call ‘old money establishment’ with all the right social. ." Yes, my love?" I'll be twenty-one in October." True." Where was she going with this?"Might that be a good date for the wedding?" Sweetheart, any day would be a good day for that."That got me a kiss."We wouldn't have a honeymoon..." I don't much mind, Besides, the idea of a honeymoon is a bit redundant when we've been living together and going away together for months. I dare say no-one would be terribly upset if we took a few days off. If you want to marry actually on your birthday and not. “She should be here in an hour. Why don’t you go and take a shower, you smell of food. I will begin to clear up the mess our guests made in the garden.” “What about you? No shower?” “You are right, you start cleaning and then we switch”Linda was one of the few women that can take a quick shower, which is very nice in the morning when you are stressed for work. I managed to fill two garbage bags with plastic cups and paper plates before she showed up, fresh as a daisy. She wore a yellow summer. It was extremely risky in those days, the death penalty could have been imposed on everybody involved. They took the chance and played it close to the chest and made it work. There were unfortunate results at times, and they were cherished as much as any other child. And over the years it became obvious that the genetic mistakes were disappearing rapidly and that the descendants of the first Families were very healthy, above average in intelligence, and generally very successful."Karla spoke.