Victor took me home, and I told Benson I was expecting company. Before I could ask, he told me that Alex was in the living room watching a news broadcast.
I hurried to tell him I was home.
“Ah, there you are, Daisy,” he said. “How was your day?”
“Okay,” I replied. “But I think my evening is about to get more interesting.”
I told him about the girls coming to visit.
“You should ask them to stay for dinner,” Alex advised. “I like their parents very much.”
“I hope I like their daughters,” I said. “But I don’t think we have much in common.”
“If you give people a chance, you may find you have more in common with them than you think,” Alex said.
“You are right,” I agreed. “It would be a good thing for me to get to know them.”
“It never hurts to have a few more friends, honey,” Alex sai
