She said her husband was supposed to have picked her up but had not arrived.We were soon at her house and as we pulled up her mobile went.'Hello dear....here were you?.You were supposed to pick me up'.There was a short silence,then she said,'Ok dear.I'll see you later'.At this she turned the phone off and said,'He had to stay on at work.He doesn't know how late he will be.He is going to ring me when he is close to leaving.It looks like another night sitting in on my own.Maybe you would like to. ‘He said he wanted to get established first that a kid would hold him back.’ Katie said sadly. ‘I am so sorry Katie Anne.’ Lucy said helping. ‘Does Lucas know your leaving tonight?’ (Lucas was Katie’s cousin and he was a banker who lived in New York City.) ‘I called him this morning and he told me he would leave his key with the door man.’ Katie told them. ‘That’s why I am only taking these six boxes.’ The girls talked for a little while longer then Katie got her boxes in her truck, grabbed. " Well, hop to combing the web. And Shirl..." Yes?" Let me see what you're going to send or fax to Alice Springs before you do so. And let me see who the 'possible' referees are." Right, boss." And cut that out!" They both went next door, laughing.I went to lunch alone, thinking about whether I could do anything. I came up with no solution.In the afternoon Shirl brought me her 'proposal.' It wasn't bad, but I did emend it in a few places. She read my changes and said: "I get it. You made it. He kept his arm around her shoulders. "So what parts of Canada are you from?" Her heart was still pounding. Ugly little bastards, she thought. She'd been having a wonderful evening, then the fat furry thing had to show up. Dom shrugged. "Here and there. We moved around a bit." He flashed her a smile. "The cold parts." She smiled and they walked a few minutes more. "I can get off here." Lani stopped near a hotel and gestured at the line of cabs. "Thanks for the game, the walk . . . everything. I.