Jo answered the door and asked me in and gave me a hug, we went into the kitchen and Jo put the kettle on and I let my dog into the garden that would ...keep her busy for a while as John had a big house with a big garden backing onto the fields so plenty of interesting smells to keep her busy. So we sat down and swapped chatter as we had a cuppa, when John came in and said hi Beth how’s you and gave me the usual kiss on the cheek, where’s my cuppa and Jo can you give me a hand for a minute, I. I don't know if they'll take you without a reservation." Why don't I check on that while you finish the wine?" Walter offered. He went in that direction. She finished the wine while the girl cleared around her. She left a ten under her saucer.He was waiting for her with a key card, and they rode up together in silence. Indeed, everything that needed to be said seemed to have been said already.He hung up their coats in the closet before they embraced, but then the hug was a hungry one. His hands. After 5 minutes she got her head up and started sleeping with her head to the back of our seat. I don’t know if she was sleeping or trying to sleep. But her eyes were shut.I had started to listen to music the moment her headache started, thinking to let her rest. After some time, she began to lean toward me resting her head on my shoulders. It was unintentional. She immediately woke up and got her head back to the seat.It happened 3-4 times. I told her she can keep her head on my shoulders and. " She shouted at the kids, "Don't get your knickers in a twist ... I'm feeding Violet. If you want to work I'll feed you."The gang of kids disappeared at the word ... work.She groused about 'Kids these Days', 'permissive parents' and 'crazy laws' ... and 'it wasn't like that when I was growing up' ... Ed was right there holding out the platter while she played Zorro with the knife and beef.The more she bitched a fit, the higher the platter filled. When ever she wore out a bitch, Ed brought up.