“Thank you, Julie,” I remarked. I did my best to not look below chin level, but it was hard. She smiled and reclaimed her seat on the chase loung.... I used the blower to try and blow the grass clippings into a small pile and off of the pool deck. When I looked over and saw her, with her fingers buried under the front edge of her bikini, I tripped over a pave-stone ledge that I hadn’t seen. Grass clipping soared into the air and fluttered back down like green snowflakes. I tried to blow the. .. I see,” said Mia in realisation. Frankie’s expression was slightly forlorn; it was obvious now to Mia that the news of Kevin’s date didn’t settle well with her. A complicated relationship with their flatmates was now a universal theme for the pair. They both sat in silence for another minute before Mia decided to make a positive change to the current mood.“Right, that’s it. We’re going to forget out shitty love lives and have a fucking good time tonight.” Mia topped up Frankie’s glass and. She started sobbing even more and told that that she knew for certain that the problem was with him and not her. She had suggested him a lot of times to go visit a doctor but he would misunderstand it as she making fun of his manhood and hit her more.That is when I told her that you could visit a fertility clinic. She said it would be expensive and she can’t do it all by herself. Taking it as an opportunity I gathered up all my courage and told her “I can help you “. She politely replied back. " I said as I saw her reflection in the stein on the mantel. "Her lover dies in a mugging next month or better still beat him to within an inch of his life and repeat randomly for the rest of his life."She took an about turn and walked back up the stairs. I sat down and finished my cup of coffee. On a Saturday this was the first thing I did in the morning as opposed to checking my blackberry. I do not work weekends and not likely to start in the near future. Actually, I hate working on any.