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1. Deasil
Street
9.2

2. Somehow Ambrose was
managing to continue work
as a pianist while looking
after her baby boy Julian.
She had to abandon her
business arrangement with
Bernice after Frank flaked
out on them, but she had
managed to find a stable,
reliable gig at a restaurant.
Playing ambient music while
people ate was hardly
fulfilling her potential, but it
was regular hours she could
plan babysitters around.

3. She was super excited when
Julian aged up into a toddler.
Not only would he be more
interesting than a baby, but the
babysitting fee would get
reduced.

4. The magical experience of being a
mother wasn’t completely lost on
Ambrose, but she would have been the
first to admit she couldn’t be as dreamy
or spontaneous as she once had. She’d
finally had a reason to pull her head
down out of the clouds.
That wasn’t such a bad thing either.
Bernice, watching her, felt Ambrose was a more
rounded person now. She’d found focus in her
life.

5. Bernice was changing too.
She had grown up a lot
since marrying Gracie, and
now she was discovering
that being a grown up
didn’t mean not having a
playful side. She loved
hanging out with Julian.

6. Both women were discovering new sides to
themselves. Ambrose a sense of responsibility
and Bernice a fuzzy maternal instinct.

7. Hennrick was taking his daily
20 minute walk around the
perimeter of his garden
when he spotted Ambrose
over the hedge.

8. He knew of the baby next door of course, he had cursed its
wailing often enough. But seeing the boy happily playing with his
mother… and the mother… Well he had never seen it before
really but Ambrose struck him that day as beautiful.

9. He spent the evening musing
about his new feelings, even
phoned Warren to get some
outside perspective. By the next
day he was certain he wanted to
involve himself in his neighbours
life.
During his morning walk he called
her over when he spotted her
getting her post and introduced
himself.

10. James had heard all about Annette’s disastrous
gathering from Megan, so wanted to cheer her up
with a visit to the park. He struggled with his
attraction to her when she asked him to dance…

11. And played horseshoes
terribly, distracted by how
beautiful the younger teen was.

12. They spent the whole day
together, and James walked
her home before the curfew.
Not only was she beautiful,
but she was so warm and
friendly, polite and… he was
totally smitten.

13. With a daring he didn’t
realise he possessed he
kissed her.