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and tell me about your work. Jono tells me you do
mostly legislative drafting these days. ”
    “Yes, I have tried to cut down the litigation, mostly
opinions and drafting. I have a good team that doe s any
litigation. The drafting is fun, but takes too much time. Do you
still practice? ”
    “No, not really. My wife freaks out every time I do a case.
I try to do the occasional one, if it is interesting. It
keeps the muscles moving, you know. ”
     
    Rebecca had gone to the kitchen and as she walked in, she
had an odd sense. She looked at the two men sitting there and there
was something so similar about them. She stared for a while, the
tray in her hand, confused by the idea that they looked like father
and son. She shook off the notion. Her father had dark hair and
dark eyes and Clayton was the exact opposite. Perhaps all lawyers look
alike.
    “ Sweetpea, are you okay?”
    “Yes, Dad, of course. Now, are you
boring my mother with legal speak? ”
    “No dear. I am watching this programme on TV. Let them talk
about it, otherwise your father will want to tell me about law . Anyway, it will stop you and Clayton
from fighting.”
    “ Mother! We are not fighting.”
    “Yes, you are. You have that stubborn look in your
eyes and he looks like you just beat him up. What are you fighting
about? ”
    “Nothing.”
    Rowena
looked at her husband.
    Come on, help them. She is so scared she is going to
collapse!
    Don’t interfere, woman. Let it be.
    Now!
    Okay. Nag!
    Wimp!
    Let’s see if you say that when one of your Darkness friends
visits!
    “ Stop it, you two. I hate when you do that!”
    “ No, Rebecca. This is fun. They are having a fight. It is
delightful. How do you two do that?”
    “How do you know they are fighting? ”
    “ Can’t you see? Their eyes are clashing.”
    “So what
are you two fighting about?” Rebecca asked sweetly.
    “Okay, Sweetpea. You have made your point. We , including
your mother, will stop interfering in your
business.”
    “We were fighting because your daughter’s too
stubborn. ” Clayton
interrupted.
    Her
father laughed. “And you thought, if you force the issue, she would
give in. How funny. You poor man. Did she terrorize you? She hates
to be told what to do.”
    He
was laughing hard now , remembering how Rebecca had defied
him and always won.
    “ What is the right strategy with her?” Clayton asked, watching
her face, as it turned red. She would definitely not be happy being
talked about as if she was not there.
    “I
have found that you need to charm her. Let her defenses go
down, then wham, ask for what you want. It works with her mother
and always worked with her. ”
    “ Dad, stop this!”
    “ What is it you want her to do, my boy?”
    Her father was enjoying himself. It was a rare opportunity
that he got to gang up against Rebecca.
    “ Jono and Jackie want to have their wedding anniversary party
at this place in the mountains. They have invited 10 people to
spend the weekend with them and Rebecca does not want to
go.”
    “ Leave it to me.” He winked at Clayton.
    “ Dad, you are definitely going too far.”
    “ Sweetpea, we are just teasing you. You looked so tense.
Relax. You and Clayton sit here and your mother and I will go to
bed. Come honey.”
    They
left the room, but Rebecca knew they would wait up for
her.
    “ I like your parents. They have such an intimate relationship.
I have never seen a couple like that before.”
    “ Yes, but they also know how to drive me crazy. Sorry about
earlier okay?”
    His eyes
were a dark blue now and he looked at her.
    “Okay, but... no. As you r father says, I must charm
you. Will it work , Rebecca?
Will my charm help?”
    He said
it so softly, she barely heard him. He picked up her hand and
kissed it lightly. There was no electric shock and he was a little
disappointed.
    “ Yes”, she whispered.
    Clayton was surprise d. He had expected her to shout
at him, or say something else. She turned his hand over in
hers.
    “