CheerThe party had grown since Jarrod had left the house. Anna had taken the liberty to invite some more friends over. There were a couple of Melbourne City girls, and friends from the Spanish class that she had been part of before the World Cup. Jarrod made sure that all the luggage was in the house and closed the front gate before taking the right luggage to the right rooms and showing the kids to their spacious rooms. Mum appeared up the stairs; she couldn’t wait for them to come back downstairs and join the party. Aneka was so excited to see her, and Sebastian’s face was beaming too. After a few trips up the stairs with some heavy suitcases, Jarrod corralled his excited family and led them downstairs to join the throng.
A cheer went up as Marianne appeared around the corner, followed
