Christy saw the men enter the house and met them in the kitchen. "She is having a rough time." She'll be okay," John said. "She just needs time to wor...k through the grieving process." We all do," James was quick to say."I told Mom that I would pick the kids up in twenty minutes," Christy said, as she looked at her husband. "See you at home?"James gave her a quick kiss on the lips and then watched her leave. Then he opened the refrigerator and handed John a Pepsi and opened one for himself."Well,. I told him if he needed some help I'm goodat finding money !!! Tom said Thanks !!! I did some invoices on some big fat insuranceclaims !! Then it was lunch time 1pm . I got up bent over and picked up my bag andwalked out the office just as I was about to start walking down the stairsTom called me Leah where are you going for lunch , I gosit in the park Tom . Can I join you and we can go over this filetogether . Are you sure Tom I ask ??? ……… Yeahwhy not Tom says ! Ok I'll go get the. A bolt from the blue!!! – Fran advised her to sleep on it that night and she would come and speak to her in the morning. With that Gracie went to her room. Fran went in to see her the next morning and they sat and talked for about an hour. In the meantime, I had gone downstairs to tell Nan about what had happened. I told her that I had not included her in the family romp but that she could do so herself is she wanted to, once Gracie had got used to the idea of her Mom and Me. We left it at. As for Jenna, her legs were pressed so tight together, she may as well have been a mermaid.I sipped champagne and looked for a target. I decided on a journalist. Marc Collins was British and wrote for High magazine. Whilst answering calls at reception, I’d read every single one of his articles. Surely, that gave me enough ammunition to hold a conversation. I walked over, belatedly wondering whether he might be gay. It was too late. He’d already seen me approach, had already smiled, was looking.