I usually phoned ahead out of courtesy just in case she had family down to visit or something. She said that'd be fine and what time would I be there?... Not like her to ask that but I thought nothing of it at the time. I arrived at about 2 p.m. as I said I would and we hugged as usual and she then took me into the lounge. There waiting for us was her friend and neighbour, Jean. I'd met Jean at her home a few times because we'd had issues with replacement double glazing that had been installed. I never believed it." And what are you two doing up her alone and naked?" Robbie asked as she squatted down on my other side." Talking," I told her."I always knew you two were boring. Your wedding present is going to be a pair of rocking chairs."Cool," Tami and I said together.The other girls settled to the sand in front of us.Did you hear about school?" Darlene asked, and we all shook our heads."Mr. Kincaid and Mrs. Jeffries are leaving." Kincaid's no loss," Robbie said before I. She continued to sit cross-legged and stare into empty space.Jonny crawled through a few more chapters. He checked his watch. One o'clock. Was that all? He still had five hours to go and he was started to feel tired.His head drooped forward. He jerked it back, blinking.He'd been out real late last night as well--celebrating the Arsenal win with the lads.His head drooped forward. His eyelids closed.His dreams were not peaceful.Melacetia was out of the cage and sitting in his lap. She was fucking. She herself has acknowledged the huge impediments and I think she’s seen the writing on the wall, so to speak. As much as I like her, and as much as she likes me, the chasm is just too wide for either of us to cross. Stranger things have happened, I’m sure, but I don’t think they will in this case. If I had to guess, it’ll end when she finishes Harvard and goes back to Russia.“As for the Swedish girls, Sofia is doing her best to come to Chicago to go to school. She wants to get her medical.