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"Think, Stevie, I need a better excuse than 'My parrot has escaped', and no getting myself arrested doesn't count"

"Why can't you just endure it, I'm sure Mike will keep you entertained"

"Endure it? Endure it?" Tilly and Charlie are having a wedding planning dinner and your advice is to endure it?"

Welcome back, as you may have guessed the big news is Tilly and Charlie are getting married, which as you can imagine has sent my mother into overdrive, she literally rings every half hour to see if Mike and I are engaged yet, it's what I call infuriating, although things on the Mike front are still going swimmingly as I could tell you were about to ask, I have finally told him I love him, ironically when we were having all day breakfast.

Anyhoo I'd better get ready for the ordeal later tonight, I have agreed with Stevie that if it gets too much I will text her saying 'Waterloo I was defeated you won the war', can't beat a bit of ABBA, she will ring the restaurant and say that I need to hurry back as there is a fire at the shop, it's cruel I know but I don't think I can survive otherwise.

"Queen Kong, will you be be my bridesmaid"

"Are you just asking me so you make yourself the centre of attention ?"

"Of course, but you are one of my best friends and I want you there"

A waiter comes over to the table "Miss Hart?"

"Yes?"

"I have a message for you from Stevie, there has been a small fire at your shop, and you need to get back as soon as possible"

"It's a bit early to have text Stevie, we hadn't even ordered, they weren't that unbearable"

"I didn't I think there must have been a fire" and so they returned to the shop to find a fire engine outside and Stevie flirting with one of the firemen inside.

"Why yes you can practice your fireman's lift on me anytime"

"Only useful if children need rescuing though, what happened"

"I was just making a cup of tea in my office and the kettle burst into flames, serves you right for buying such a cheap one." The fireman returned to the shop to speak to Miranda

"There has been no damage to the property but I recommend you close for a couple of days whilst the smell clears and the office dries out"

"Will I at least be able to stay in my flat upstairs?"

"I don't recommend it"

"It's OK you can stay at mine" Mike chipped in

"Well I'll just pop upstairs to get some clothes and bits and bobs and see you in a couple of minutes"

"Who says you need clothes?"

"Oooooh cheeky"