We stopped for petrol at the Markham Moor filling station in Nottinghamshire, mainly so that we could show Julie the hyperbolic parabaloid concrete ro...f over the filling station. Okay, so she wasn’t in to higher mathematics – none of us were – but she too could see the point of building something different and graceful, just to prove that it could be done. I like it very much; it strikes me as optimistic and forward-looking, very different to some of the more Brutal concrete structures of the. " Agreed. Definitively. See you soon, Diana. Higgins clear."Deep in thought, Higgins returned to his table to find two more places had been set. His unspoken enquiry was waved off by his wife. He began nibbling at the appetisers, but they could have been made of wet cardboard for all he noticed. His attention was several parsecs away — BuShips to be precise and he was most definitely not remembering past (extremely enjoyable pre-marriage) events. His mind was firmly focussed upon the recent. I expect them any time now,” Jack answered glancing back at the front door.Harry interrupted, “We haven’t finished our discussion.”“Yes we have,” Bev replied. Looking him in the eye, she said, “I’m not moving out of my house. I’m not going to live with you.”“Mother! You don’t understand,” Harry said. There was an edge of desperation in his voice.“I do understand. You’re looking to me to help you out financially now that your wife has lost her job. I can’t do that,” Bev said. She wasn’t going to. “Yeah… What about it?” I challenged as she shuffled forward and kissed me. Well, that escalated quickly. “Wha-” I started as Lindsay put a finger over my lips. “It’s okay Katie! I have those same weird feelings about women! In fact, deep down…I’ve always liked girls. I only dated boys because I know that’s what girls are supposed to do…” Lindsay said as she cut me off. “Um, that’s not-” I started again as she kissed me again. “I know you’re young, Katie. But I could show you how amazing it is.