“So where did you two love birds disappear off to last night? We may have been smashed but don’t think we didn’t notice and we want to know.”

Shane spoke before either of them could answer.

“No Al, you mean you want to know the rest of us realise that it might be none of your business.”

I laughed at the banter but to tell the truth I was intrigued to hear how it had all played out.

Rachel replied telling the story of all that had happened, Andy just sat quietly smiling to herself and even laughed when Rachel told us we weren’t the only ones caught without our clothes this morning.

We sat and talked welcoming them to L.A and chasing away the hangovers that we had. Jenny had joined us so we watched the kids out of the window. We truly were just one huge family. Andy seemed different there was a fire in her eyes that had been missing and she had a truly wicked sense of humour that had us all laughing it was the first time I had seen her relax since I met her and it suited her. Without the designer suits and barriers she fought so hard for she really was an amazing woman, and I was happy to call them both friend.

After a while Andy excused herself to go and swim with the kids and we all made our way to the back yard there really was to many of us to fit in the kitchen anymore. Bette and Shane changed and joined Andy in the pool laughing and joking with all of our children. Even Angie had gotten out of her sulk and was happily joining in the games.

————–Shane————

It was the most obscure thing we were all swimming and fooling around and all of a sudden Andy just stopped and stood where she was in the shallow end. She seemed oblivious to the rest of us who were watching her and looking too each other to see what was going on. Rachel just sat and watched her with her head slightly tilted to one side in curiosity.

She pulled her athletic, tall frame out of the water and paced around the garden a little totally unaware of the silence that had fallen as we all watched her. She moved around deep in thought for a few minutes before turning around to look at us all again.