“Darling, you are looking absolutely
gorgeous. You should wear that shade of blue more often. It really suits you.”
Rosanna kissed her daughter on the cheek.
“Thank you, mommy. You’re looking well too.” Abby turned to her father. “Hi dad. Nice to see you again.”
“You too, honey.” They kissed, again on the cheek. “Your young gentleman not turned up then yet?”
Abby could not help smiling at her father’s rather-too-formal and old-fashioned description of the guy whom her parents were about to meet. “What, Alex? No, he’s here. He’s in the living room, waiting for you.”
“Oh?” Abby’s father sounded surprised. “No car on the driveway,” he observed.
“No. Alex doesn’t drive at the moment.”
“Oh.” That was strange. Abby had definitely said on the phone a couple of weeks earlier that Alex was an MD who worked in a family practice. An MD who didn’t drive was unusual. “So how did he get here then?”
“He got a cab over. His place is not far away. I’ll take him home myself later.”
“Oh.” A suspicion made itself felt in Richard’s head. Alarm bells began to ring. He realized that his daughter had said that Alex wasn’t driving ‘at the moment’. It sounded rather like Alex might have lost his license. Richard jumped to the conclusion that his daughter was dating a drink-driver. It made him feel most unhappy, and if it was indeed the case, it would be necessary for him to have a word about it with her later on. Was this young man going to turn out to be completely unsuitable for his daughter? Richard did not want the family name tarnished in any way. He was surprised at his daughter too… being a lawyer, she really could not afford to be connected with a law-breaker in any way at all, as it would be most damaging to her career. Richard was worried.
“Thank you, mommy. You’re looking well too.” Abby turned to her father. “Hi dad. Nice to see you again.”
“You too, honey.” They kissed, again on the cheek. “Your young gentleman not turned up then yet?”
Abby could not help smiling at her father’s rather-too-formal and old-fashioned description of the guy whom her parents were about to meet. “What, Alex? No, he’s here. He’s in the living room, waiting for you.”
“Oh?” Abby’s father sounded surprised. “No car on the driveway,” he observed.
“No. Alex doesn’t drive at the moment.”
“Oh.” That was strange. Abby had definitely said on the phone a couple of weeks earlier that Alex was an MD who worked in a family practice. An MD who didn’t drive was unusual. “So how did he get here then?”
“He got a cab over. His place is not far away. I’ll take him home myself later.”
“Oh.” A suspicion made itself felt in Richard’s head. Alarm bells began to ring. He realized that his daughter had said that Alex wasn’t driving ‘at the moment’. It sounded rather like Alex might have lost his license. Richard jumped to the conclusion that his daughter was dating a drink-driver. It made him feel most unhappy, and if it was indeed the case, it would be necessary for him to have a word about it with her later on. Was this young man going to turn out to be completely unsuitable for his daughter? Richard did not want the family name tarnished in any way. He was surprised at his daughter too… being a lawyer, she really could not afford to be connected with a law-breaker in any way at all, as it would be most damaging to her career. Richard was worried.
