No spilled wine this time,thankfully, but he did almost forget to pour my coffee."Yes," I said, "although actually he put them on himself at first. Yo... seehe was out of work for about three months at that point. No savings tospeak of so he was relying on me for rent etc., and, I remember it was aTuesday, I come home early from the office and find him hiding in thebathroom." Hiding?" she asked."Yes, because he was busy not keeping the house clean as you might expecthim to do if he's home all. .." she added with an impish grin.Joanna turned scarlet. "I'm sorry honey; I didn't know you could hear us. I am so sorry!"Her daughter stopped her. "I'm not," she said. "It's nice to know your parents love each other."Joanna smiled. "You don't mind yet another sibling?" Not at all - I love babies," Catherine gushed."And better me than you?" Joanna teased.It was Catherine's turn to blush. "Mum!" she exclaimed. "As if!" Sorry honey, just teasing," Joanna said. "But I'm glad you're not adverse to. “Only if it’s OK with you and Charles,” was my response.Using my phone, she called home and asked to speak to Mary, then hung up.“What’s going on, pretty girl?” I asked.“She’s already over here, probably wherever Charles is. I’ll just listen for William screaming again,” she said with a big grin on her face.“You find her, and I need to talk to my dad again, for a moment,” I said kissing her behind the ear and heading downstairs.I found Dad in the kitchen nuzzling up behind Mom, so I cleared my. Julie was starved for love and affection and much more, that was evident when she closed into me and teased her lips to mine. I just stood there for a moment in disbelief that this was happening to me after so long.. ‘I adore you Ben Green, just in case you hadn’t noticed?’ ‘Call me naive or what’ In replied,’ but no, I hadn’t noticed – and that’s no disrespect to you, because I am fond of you too.’ ‘Just fond?’ she asked looking a little disappointed – ‘ we shall have to fix that!’ then her.