When she was sure Davis had left, Suzan came out of the kitchen and joined Ellen in the sunroom.She still wore her lab coat, having worked most of the morning in the cellar, or rather the state-of-the-art laboratory that Ellen had generously equipped for the doctor's special research.
"You heard it all?" Ellen asked as she returned to her chair.
"Oh, yes."Suzan took the seat her former lover had vacated, the cushion still warm."Thank you for your help, Ellen.I'm sorry but I just couldn't face Davis.Our last encounter didn't go so well."
"I certainly understand.Would you like some tea?"