“So good to see you, my dear,” Thurmond gushed while standing next to Ferguson who was perfunctorily greeting their uninteresting guest. Jocelyn was more baffled than usual. When she received an unprecedented luncheon invitation, she had hoped Brad would be involved.

Thurmond noticed Jocelyn looking around.

“He’s not here, I’m afraid; always at the office.”

“Yeah, I know,” Jocelyn sighed, “He doesn’t like when I visit him at work. ...