The send-off lunch for James went very well. Everyone was happy to spend some time with him before he left.
Dad was initially suspicious of him but eventually warmed up when I explained how he helped us. Dinah’s parents were of course grateful for the friend who became the instrument of renewed hope for their daughter by bringing David into her life. My sisters Riza and Angel are absolutely swooning over him and have been shyly giggling to each other the entire time while Dad shoots them warning glares. Ate Nikki might as well have given James a 100-item questionnaire by the way she quizzed him. I think Coleen may have momentarily forgotten she was engaged when James smiled at her and offered her some cake for dessert. My brothers-in-law, on the other hand, got his social media details an
