One Night Only (230 page)

Famil
y
da
y
trips
,
qualit
y
tim
e
wit
h
Poll
y
an
d
th
e
odd
evenin
g
ou
t
wit
h
th
e
boy
s
wer
e
th
e
thing
s
h
e
seeme
d
to
e
n
jo
y
mos
t
no
w
an
d
Poll
y
wa
s
delighte
d
wit
h
hi
s
progress.
Thei
r
se
x
lif
e
ha
d
improve
d
to
o
a
s
Jame
s
becam
e
more contente
d
wit
h
hi
s
wor
k
an
d
hom
e
life
.
Hi
s
busines
s
was
pickin
g
u
p
an
d
Poll
y
foun
d
tha
t
whe
n
h
e
fel
t
good
,
i
t
m
a
d
e
h
e
r
fee
l
goo
d
too
.
Sh
e
didn
’
t
fee
l
s
o
frump
y
an
d
old anymore
.
Gon
e
wa
s
th
e
Bist
o
Mu
m
apro
n
an
d
th
e
naggi
n
g
subside
d
i
n
orde
r
t
o
giv
e
Jame
s
th
e
spac
e
h
e
neede
d
t
o
get
bette
r
.
An
d
h
e
wa
s
gettin
g
bette
r
.
An
d
no
w
,
s
o
wa
s
Gina. “Rut
h
i
s
o
n
he
r
wa
y
ove
r
,
”
sai
d
T
es
s
wit
h
a
giggle.
“Sh
e
ha
s
bee
n
shoppin
g
wit
h
Melani
e
an
d
say
s
sh
e
has
som
e
ho
t
new
s
abou
t
Michae
l
th
e
journalist!
”

“What!
”
squeale
d
Poll
y
.
“Di
d
sh
e
mee
t
hi
m
a
t
last
?
My God
,
yo
u
hav
e
t
o
giv
e
th
e
ma
n
kudo
s
fo
r
bein
g
persistent!
H
e
ha
s
bee
n
textin
g
an
d
callin
g
he
r
fo
r
week
s
an
d
she
wouldn
’
t
eve
n
tal
k
t
o
him
!
That
’
s
fantasti
c
news
.
I
t
shows
she
’
s
willin
g
t
o
finall
y
mov
e
o
n
fro
m
tha
t
excus
e
o
f
a
famil
y
sh
e
ha
s
i
n
Belfast!
”

A
n
hou
r
late
r
,
th
e
foursom
e
wer
e
huddle
d
aroun
d
the
fir
e
i
n
Gina
’
s
livin
g
room
,
eatin
g
Chines
e
takeawa
y
from th
e
carton
s
an
d
sippin
g
re
d
win
e
whil
e
th
e
childre
n
played i
n
Danny
’
s
bedroom
.

“Wha
t
wil
l
I
d
o
i
f
I
hav
e
a
bab
y
girl?
”
aske
d
T
ess
.
“It
’
s
al
l
boys
,
boys
,
boy
s
aroun
d
here
!
Sh
e
woul
d
eithe
r
be bore
d
t
o
tear
s
o
r
woul
d
b
e
a
littl
e
tombo
y
an
d
joi
n
i
n
with the
m
al
l
fo
r
th
e
craic
.
Oh
,
it
’
s
s
o
exciting
.
I
s
tha
t
wine
nice
?
Le
t
m
e
jus
t
smel
l
i
t
.
.
.
”

“
Y
o
u
ca
n
hav
e
on
e
glass,
”
sai
d
Poll
y
.
“I’
m
nearl
y
sure
yo
u
can
,
bu
t
the
n
the
y
chang
e
th
e
rule
s
s
o
blood
y
often. On
e
minut
e
it
’
s
goo
d
t
o
d
o
on
e
thing
,
the
n
th
e
nex
t
it
’
s
a
tota
l
disgrace
.
I
coul
d
neve
r
kee
p
up.
”

T
ess
,
a
s
th
e
other
s
ha
d
predicted
,
wa
s
determine
d
t
o
do
everythin
g
b
y
th
e
book
.
Sh
e
ha
d
give
n
u
p
smoking, wouldn
’
t
touc
h
a
dro
p
o
f
alcohol
,
avoide
d
sof
t
cheeses
an
d
too
k
he
r
foli
c
aci
d
religiousl
y
.
Sh
e
eve
n
kep
t
u
p
some
ligh
t
exercis
e
an
d
he
r
onl
y
cravin
g
s
o
fa
r
wa
s
fo
r
mint Cho
c
Po
p
lollie
s
an
d
sh
e
couldn
’
t
fin
d
the
m
anywhere
.