"I'm glad it did, though I would not have made a move on Carly myself," I said."I know, Ian," said Mum. "It's not in your nature to force your decisio...ns on family or friends. Makes you a lovely boy though, you have shown that with others you can get your own way if you want to." I think I got that from Dad," I sighed."Yes, he was a lot like you in so many ways," Mum said, with a small tear running down her cheek. "But not in others." Others?" I asked."Kenneth was a good man, a loving husband,. " What about Saturday, then," Margie suggested. "It might not be as crowded and we could have a lovely day of it!" I don't know," Trisha stammered, "I'll have to see what's going on." The discussion continued in this vein, volleying between Margie and Jessie trying to convince Trisha to have a girls' day out and Trisha continuing to be non-committal. Abruptly, Trisha got up from her seat."Does anyone need anything to drink from the kitchen?" she asked as she headed in that direction. Once in. That was so much fun, but I ... we both thought that it wasn’t quite as much fun as it might have been had all of you been there.”Heather, who was sitting next to Liya, wrapped her in a hug.“Thanks, Liya, but we all thought it was a good idea on which you two should not pass. You won’t have another such chance until ... who knows when, if ever. Thanks for the videos. That was fun watching Dad carry you around your house. It points out one of the few benefits of being small like you and. "Hi, listen, you up for dinner tonight? I've arranged for a deliveryto you which should be there by now or if not, pretty soon to saythanks for last night and I'll pick you up from your flat at 8.00." Herang off, Davey's heart fluttered ? what was he going to wear was hisfirst thought, which made him grin as it was such a feminine response.Then the doorbell rang, it was a courier laden with boxes which, aftersigning for them in an approximation of Barbara's scrawl, opened toreveal his things.