They have used a variety of themes including picnics, trips to the local amusement park, and two years ago they rented out a bowling alley. Last year,...it was Ken's brother, John's turn to run the shin- dig. I don't care for John, because he frequently teases me or puts me down for being a housewife and not having a real job. Anyway, he arranged for the reunion to be a golf outing. This pissed off a lot of the family, since only about 1/3 of them golf. But John had entertainment and catered. John pulled Emily to the sofa and refused to let her go, so Connie went to help her mother."Things going well between you and Simon?" asked Lydia.Connie nodded, her guard up. She wasn't sure how to handle these questions, so she needed to answer carefully. "Yes. It's been very nice." That much was true."It seemed rather sudden, though," said Lydia. "I mean, you've shared the apartment for so long but nothing's happened before." She stopped and looked at her daughter, brushed blonde hair back. ”I smiled and replied, “Michael could probably get more benefit from removing sugar from his diet than anyone else.”Louise asked, “Why’s that Auntie Masha?”I smiled at her and explained, “He’s overweight and I think he has some health problems.”Louise said, “Well I’m heading to bed - this is the last night of sharing a bed.”We went into the bedroom. Louise and Linda went into the bathroom first, then I went to the bathroom and they were fast asleep when I climbed into bed.Flashback – Ben – The. “You want?”“Yes,” I said, and she handed it to me after hanging our laundry on the rack.“Which suit was it in?” I asked.“This one,” she touched the gray suit with the pleated skirt.I stuck the card in my jacket pocket without looking at it and drove home. I did the test and it confirmed what I knew in my heart – I was pregnant. I pulled the card out of my jacket pocket and read it – “John C. Grierson Jr., CEO, Foncault Group” together with an office address and phone numbers.I picked my phone.
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