I made us both a drink and sat down in the living room. I sipped my drink and waited nervously. I was so excited I had butterflies in my stomach. Afte...r what seemed like an eternity the door opened and in walked my man with a dozen roses in his hand. I stood up and smiled as he crossed the room, threw the roses on the chair and took me in his arms. It was the most passionate kiss of my life! The smell of his cologne, the feel of his five O: Clock shadow on my cheek, and his strong arms holding. I met Emma on the way, and set up house here." What about the tech in your basement?" How... ?" He looks around shocked at my question."I have my ways." I frown darkly at him."It is a silencer." He admits reluctantly. "Scrambles any long range listening devices." He wipes his face with the back of his shirt.I finally decide that he is telling me the truth and sit down at the table. "So you have been hiding here from the evil empire for twenty years. Raising a family and not talking to anyone.. The first inkling that I got that she knew, although I didn't recognise it as such at the time, because, well, you'll understand after you read on. But I did fear exactly what was going on at the time for obvious reasons. My confusion was caused by what the girls had said about Bev intending to join me in bed, and it kind of clouded the issue.Anyway I was in the shower that night and I heard the door to the kitchen open; then I felt the cold draught come around the shower curtain, that. She needed a distraction so she turned on her stereo and started mixing the ingredients for the cake. She got into it and started singing along and dancing to the music.Evan woke to music. It seemed to be coming from the kitchen and he had a flash of an image of Lydia with mussed hair, standing in his t-shirt, making him some breakfast. "Get control of yourself!" he scolded himself.He was trying, but seeing Lydia last night had been a shock. She had always been pretty, but she was like a kid.