A couple of days later, I received a text message from Bobby, asking me about the test ride as well as a cup of coffee afterwards. I read the text mes...age over a couple of times and after thinking about it for a little bit I decided that I would give it a shot. He had been very friendly and courteous towards me up until now so I decided to return the favor. We made our plans and he told me that he looked forward to hanging out. The following day, I got ready to go out. I once again went with. " Yes, ma'am," I said. "Twenty-something years."Her turn to ease a little smile onto her face. "And this is significant in what way?" I'm going to be fifteen next month. Ed's not nearly twenty years older than me." Oh, I see ... and how did this happen?"I related the story Nikki'd given me. "Judge Lanford did some legal maneuvers." Judge Lanford was one of my students when I first started teaching," Gramma said. "I've followed his career. I consider myself fortunate to have contributed in some. ”“He didn’t. Honestly, as much as he might have tried.”They both laughed at that and Angus harrumphed to himself as he nursed his scotch.“I’m just happy that things are going so well between you and Brandon.”“Hey I’m right here.” Brandon objected.“Good point. Girl talk time!” Tegan took up the open wine bottle and her glass in one hand and Yeong by the wrist in the other and led her into the kitchen closing over the sliding door, and led them to the table where they could set down their wine. Her thoughts switched to Mike, her distant boyfriend. They had been going out for three years. Whenever they were together they enjoyed themselves. They had a number of common interests and laughter was never far away. The trouble was that he often was far away. They had met while she was doing her management training at Winchester but then he was posted to Andover and seemed to be constantly on the move: Afghanistan, Turkey, and now Poland. It was not Mike’s fault and the army was his chosen.