It’s not like I’m taking someone’s job. As far as how long I’m there, I guess I’ll have to wait and see how it goes. I’d like to get five ...ears in if I can.’ ‘Oh, my,’ my mother said in surprise. ‘That’s a long time.’ I could see the conversation was upsetting her, so I changed the topic to something more upbeat. I would have to remember not to make a big issue out of my leaving soon. For the first three months, I would probably be living in Tracy, but commuting to Langley every two or three. However I was impressed at the sensitivity he showed over my brother's death and his realisation that this may well have changed things for me, although he did not yet realise how much.Then when he called me Miss when apologising for staring at me I got a bit of a kick out of that and I made his staring at me seem a trivial thing. But I knew I had to get down to telling him what I wanted from him and the rewards it would bring. But all the signs were that I could do this and enter into a. Caroline watched Tommy speculatively as he presented himself to her mother. She had to give him credit for good manners, and the almost reverent manner in which he treated her mother earned him some bonus points.Caroline was surprised at how smooth and effortlessly Tommy danced. He courteously asked each of the women at the table to dance, and seemed to pick the particular song each enjoyed dancing to. After a turn with each of the wives at the table, Tommy asked Caroline to dance a waltz with. “I mean the same as yesterday.” She smiled.“Well good, and you have two visitors,” she said. I gave her a look. I knew who the visitors were.“Okay,” I said, nodding. And, in they came. I was wrong it was neither Lea nor Kari.“Anna!” I said. “And Mister Hanson. And yes I do remember you.”“I hope this is all right,” he said. “I know you are still kinda hurting.”“Hah! I hurt a lot worse and a lot more often in prison, believe me,” I said. He looked down.“What are you here for,” I said, addressing.