Arriving at her flat, I knocked on the door and patiently awaited her to allow me in, taking stock of her expression which was curiously, a mirror ima...ge of my own: a cautious, poker faced stoic mask of uncertain assertiveness. Desperate to break the ice, I enquired what was wrong. She didn’t respond and I seized the opportunity to allow myself in. Wordlessly and without complaint she let me past, and I stepped into the hall relishing the delicious smell of cooking that was tantalisingly. Are teeth are gaped and there are stains on our faces and clothes, but do you know what? We’re happy, and really don’t care. But unfortunately you can’t stay like that forever… We stayed best friends, right up through all our years at Primary school. We were friends, and no one got between us, not even the bullies that took the piss out of my freckles or his chubbiness. We went everywhere together, and as my Dad died then I was young, and me and my mother didn’t have much more family, we where. As we were about to break for lunch, Paul told us that while the group is large enough to lay out specifications for the Reaper box, to actually complete the design will take a much larger group.Sandy and I had lunch together, and she told me, "Mom didn't forget - I have the recipe for her stew with me. We were both very happy that you were able to have dinner with us - please plan on a repeat engagement." I said, "Sandy, I'd like that."The technical people reconvened for the afternoon meeting,. C’mon, you can tell me, what do ya think?’ Bullseye! He owed himself one chocolate biscuit. ‘Don, why do I let you talk like this, I could get in big trouble just letting…’ She was bein’ patient, he thought, not talking like a boss, yet. I’ll try just one more. ‘And those lips, Lib, just imagine what she could do–‘ ‘–DON!’ In an ‘enough already’ voice, ‘I’ll assume it’s a yes for fitting Kim in?’ ‘Is that what they call a reciprocal question, Libby?’ ‘Could be Donnie, could be, sometimes when I.