When Di invited Dudley in to live with her, she thought she'd have a steady friend to help with the pets and house. And she was right. Dudley was a great guy.
She knew he had problems with his shady family and it had really put a damper on his law career. Family could be trouble sometimes. But things were looking up now. Dudley was showing more confidence in himself.
So why had Di felt she needed to take in Anna as a boarder? Family loyalty? Good intentions--truthfully. But now she wasn't so sure where she stood with Dudley. Anna seemed to be on the make.
Di's schmoozing relative was eager to impress any guy she happened to be around, even poor Watson.
Dudley was her main romantic focus though, and he was loving the attention. But Di wasn't too happy about it.
Where did she fit in now in Dudley's life? Di was beginning to feel a little anxious.
Every time she turned around, Anna and Dudley were pairing up together.
One evening, Di talked Watson into giving a blues session to distract Anna from cozying up with Dudley.
And for a while that worked. The whole family gathered around to enjoy the music.
But it didn't take long for Dudley and Anna to step aside, dancing together and grinning ear to ear.
Well phooey on that! Di decided she just didn't care anymore. If those two wanted to shut her out, all right, fine. She'd been alone a very long time. She was used to it. Liked it even.
Then of all things, one night on a full moon, Di had an unexpected visitor. A very mysterious elderly gentleman came calling. Mr. Qedef Qomiphash. Di supposed he must be a foreigner.
But no matter who his people were, Mr. Qomiphash had very nice manners indeed.
Mr. Qomiphash didn't stay long, but Di was able to learn a few things about him. He was a Gemini, which she liked. He was also Charismatic and Excitable. Very pleasant company.
That night, Di went to bed thinking about her distinguished visitor. She placed his photo on her dresser bureau where she could see it first thing in the morning.
Di was sure Mr. Qomiphash didn't have any dark family secrets like Dudley. She doubted the gentleman lived in a swamp or had relatives sending him evil gnomes!
She knew he had problems with his shady family and it had really put a damper on his law career. Family could be trouble sometimes. But things were looking up now. Dudley was showing more confidence in himself.
He even let Di take a photo of him with her new camera. She thought it turned out real nice for her first try.
