Daphne stared at her computer screen, unable to believe what she was seeing. Whoever this Joy was, she appeared to prefer her outfits much skimpier than anything Daphne ever wore. But still, the resemblance was incredible. "Niles, come look at this!"

Niles looked up from the book he was reading. "What, did Frasier post about his wine collection again? He loves to brag!"

Daphne laughed. "No. I got a message from somebody I've never seen before."

Now curious, Niles walked over to the computer. "Daphne, did you change your wardrobe without telling me?" he asked when he saw the picture.

"It's not me! This is Joy. She lives in Cleveland. She and her roommates are coming to Seattle soon, and I guess she must've seen me profile. Can you believe it?"

"Wow," was all Niles could say.

Seeing the look on her husband's face, Daphne was a bit concerned. "Do you think I should dress like that?"

Niles kissed her then. "My love, you're beautiful no matter what you wear."

"Thank you," Daphne said. "I've been looking at Joy's profile. It seems that she and her two friends moved from LA to Cleveland last year and bought a house together."

Now it was Niles' turn to be a bit worried. "Do you wish you had a life like that?" Niles didn't doubt that Daphne loved him, but he also knew being a wife and mother was a lot of work. It would be easy to envy a single person's life.

Daphne stood, putting her arms around Niles. "I love my life here with you and David. I wouldn't trade it for anything. But I do wish I had a few more girlfriends to talk to sometimes."

Now Niles understood. As KACL had grown more successful in the past few years, Roz and Daphne had had less and less time for each other. He felt sad, knowing how much she missed having a woman to talk to. He kissed her. "It's been years since Frasier left Seattle, and even though we talk on the phone regularly, I still miss him."

Daphne kissed him, glad he was so understanding. "I'm going to write Joy back," she said. "She reminds me a bit of Roz."

Niles looked again at the image of Joy in her short skirt. "I can certainly see why," he said with a smile.

"Oh, Niles," Daphne said with a laugh. "Maybe when she and her girlfriends come to Seattle, we could all meet for coffee at Nervosa."

Niles loved seeing Daphne like this. Usually she was so caught up in her day-to-day responsibilities of taking care of David, her household chores, and so forth, that she rarely got to relax and simply have fun. Whoever this Joy person was, Niles was grateful for her. He hadn't seen Daphne look forward to something in a long time. Seeing her this happy was a treasure far more valuable than any rare wine.