‘Yeah, didn’t you hear? Apparently she’s in hospital with some pretty bad injuries. That bloke that was hanging off her all night, he attacked h...er down the alley, luckily Jeremy, the lead singer from the band, happened to go out for a smoke when he saw what was happening, he ran down to help her and beat the crap out of that guy. The cops and ambo’s came, the bloke is in the hospital as far as I know, Jeremy kicked his ass pretty good, I tell you what he won’t want to come in here again, that’s. ”“Smart,” Elyse confirmed.“Walk with me to the office?” I asked.“Sure. Let me make sure Matthew is settled with Veronica and then we’ll go.”She left the kitchen while Kara and I cleared the breakfast things from the table and put the dishes in the sink. One very nice thing about having Veronica around was that she quite willingly washed dishes from breakfast, saving the rest of us that much more time in the morning. Kara and I went to get Birgit, and after I kissed my girls goodbye, Elyse and I. Vanessa was sympathetic when I went home for the weekend and we spent a pleasant couple of days together. Recently, I never knew what to expect from her; sometimes she was warm and loving whilst at other times, she seemed to freeze me out completely. It certainly didn't correspond with any womanly cycle that I could determine and I forced myself to conclude the stress of work and her other commitments was having a detrimental effect. I tried to discuss the issue with her but she denied there. ” He sings it, but I could get James or Jeff to do that part.”“Sure thing Boss. Whatever you want ... that’s what I want.”“Are you going to tell your mother about Keri?”“Wh – What are you talking about?”“I have spies everywhere, Mr. Bell. It would be better for them to meet under planned circumstances, not something outrageous, you know.”“You’re right. I could invite the whole family over for dinner ... wouldn’t that work?”“Sure would, let Miss Butler know about your faith. Somewhere I read.