”Patrick thought for a few minutes. “I’m downtown for lunch. I’ll shop and be back in mid-afternoon.”“No problem.”“Behave yourself!”...��Of course.”Dad was outside when I got to Beppi’s. “Are you OK?”“I think so. But not a happy camper.” He nodded.We were seated right away. I ordered scampi and a salad.“What’s the problem?”“I think I should be happy. Between the art blokes and the ministry, I’ve more than enough income for the household, and Rachel’s articles pay for the cars and more. But I’m not. I think it was three. Right then, my heart grew four."I was just thinking," I said as we cuddled. "If we get married for fifty years, we can do this about eighteen thousand times." Eighteen thousand two hundred and fifty," Tami corrected. "I don't want to miss a day." Well, if you want to get technical, eighteen thousand two hundred and sixty-three." Sixty-three?" Leap years."Tami laughed. "Okay, Mr. Math Whiz, but I want a hell of a lot more than fifty years." That's just the start, babe. Just. "I am Mr Chambers, I represent Terrence and Co, and I am collecting a substantial amount of arrears from the Chiltern for a mortgage..."Rhea gasped as she took the letter. "What?"Mr Chambers normally liked it when the occupant was not aware of the arrears, and always imagined the row that would happen when the debtor arrived home and saw a spark of anger in Rhea as she scanned the document. She was a fighter, definitely and didn't fancy being in her partner's shoes when he returned home. " .... “He didn’t even see them.” “WHAT?! Is he blind?” “I asked him for a massage, thinking I could surprise him when he took off my clothes to give me a bareback massage. He said he was too tired from watching sports all day and entertaining his friends. He still left me to do all the cleaning. When I was finally done with that he was already asleep in bed.” “What a jerk.” I stepped up beside her, gently put my hand on her lower back in comfort and asked, “Well, certainly he took the opportunity to.