Twenty-seven

Daniel was definitely dressed for a date. He was wearing smart dark blue trousers with shiny chestnut dress shoes. His white shirt had clearly been meticulously ironed. Miranda had to admit, he looked pretty good.

For a moment, no-one said anything. Miranda just looked at the two people by the doorway, a little opened mouthed. Josh looked utterly confused.

“Surprise!” Sharon announced feebly.

Miranda still wasn’t able to say anything, so Sharon clearly decided she was just going to pretend everything was fine.

“Come on Josh, help me get things ready. You’ll need to set another place for dinner if you’re staying.”