”“It’s the second largest bedroom,” he fobbed me off as usual, “and no you’re not having mine. Parents are supposed to have the main bedro...m with the ensuite, not daughters. Why can’t you play your music in Lily’s room?”I gave Lily a secret nudge with my toe.“My room’s too small,” she said. She’d tipped her head down a bit so she was looking through her eyelashes, like we’d practiced. “It doesn’t sound right.”“It’d be like trying to have a concert in a cardboard box,” I added.“Well there isn’t. Joseph was at the door. ‘Well, if you were waiting longer, I’d be inclined to give you a prescription for an analgesic of some kind,’ Dr. Joseph replied. ‘However, I think I can give you something less expensive, if you’ll bring it back tomorrow.’ Danielle nodded. ‘In that case,’ he said, opening a drawer mounted on the wall, ‘take this home with you.’ He handed her a cloth pouch filled with some kind of gel. ‘It should draw off some of the pain for a short while.’ ‘Thank you, Dr. Joseph,’. ’ He cocked his head at Jake, wondering if he was pushing too hard, but continuing anyway. ‘Frankly, man, it’s getting tiresome.’ ‘Tiresome?’ Now Jake was angry, and his green eyes flashed. He got up and stalked out to their small lobby to get a drink of water from the cooler. ‘What the hell do you know anyway? It’s easy for you. You get to go home to Madeleine every night, don’t you? You don’t worry about her leaving, do you?’ ‘No, I don’t,’ said Cameron evenly. He followed Jake out. His back. Come to me she did! I was almost knocked over as she leaped into my arms to smother me with kisses. Trish stood and took the two of us into her arms as well. Finally the hugs, kisses, tears of joy and laughs came to an end and I sat Jordan back down on the couch."I'm going to get some wine to celebrate. Can you help me with the glasses, Jordan?" I asked. Jordan looked at her mom and there seemed to be one of those silent conversations going on. Then she took my hand and we went to get the wine.