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"Just keep applying Maybe there will bewith the flood of people, and you can find a bookkeeping position No ht feel, you can only be in it to win it Isn’t that right?"

I nodded but it wasn’t that easy either I kneas getting too co for so else, but there were bills that needed to be paid and I was always just barely breaking even I had to start knuckling down at finding so else

"Of course you can alwaysatrich bachelors out there?" I gasped sarcastically "God, why didn’t I think of that? I’ll just go and pick one out I’m sure one of them will be interested in so, dear You’re going to run out of tiet married in their forties all the time now! We’re in the 21st century, don’t you know? We don’t all have to marry at fifteen anymore"

It’s true Gran did marry at fifteen She was married to my Grandfather for thirty-five years when he had a sudden heart attack and was taken from her Sadly, I never knew him She never did remarry, nor did she look for another partner since

"Well, speaking of such things," she started, avoidinganyone, are you?"

"No, Granny," I answered her, returning toup the last few bites "I’d tell you"

She raised a sceptical brow "Would you, now?"

"I haven’t kept anything frouy, I’d let you know all about it"

She brightened up a bit before casually replying, "I just think it’s important you know that I may be old and withered, but I’m also still a wo to pry, but I’ a doctor yourself and are taking care of your womanly bits Birth pills and all that, I s if you’re uncoh "I’m not uncomfortable, but yeah, I’m on birth control, don’t worry"

Her shoulders relaxed a bit "Good, because it’s iht"

"What kind of birth control, etful you can be with your pills"

I stifled a sigh "I got the iht" She nodded, her thoughts still blazing red "But that doesn’t stop diseases, does it?"

"No"