"Hi.." one of the women managed to say, all the while Connie was looking at Julia with a mixture of surprise and embarrassment and even envy.
Julia smiled and slipped her arm through Derek's, this time the ring showing and Connie almost slapping her forehead when she spotted "Derek this is an old school buddy of mine, Connie, Connie, my husband, Derek Rayne." "It's a pleasure to meet you," Derek said to Connie holding his hand out to her. "I would love to hear about some of the mischief Julia got into in school, I'm sure it was considerable," he added teasingly.
