"Do you have a dress for the event, Ruth?" Jo asks curiously.
"Not yet. I'm dragging Harry with me if he's dragging me to one of those God awful Home Office events." Ruth tells Jo.
"Oh, Harry's going to love that plan." Malcolm says sarcastically.
"At least try and be positive Malcolm." Ruth teases.
"I'm sorry Ruth. I just don't see Harry sitting in a ladies' boutique waiting for you to pick out a dress." Malcolm says honestly.
"Not even if he gets to see me try on fabulous dresses for a couple of hours?" Ruth asks suggestively.
Malcolm pauses for a moment. "Point taken Ruth. Maybe you will persuade him to go with you."
"Well, if he doesn't come with me I'm not going with him." Ruth says firmly.
"That's pretty harsh, Ruth. He's still only a man and you can't blame him for that. Men are men and nothing more. We can't expect perfection." Jo says gently.
"I'm not expecting perfection, but there's got to be something better than this. This career is so all consuming that it seems to be the only thing we think about." Ruth complains.
"Well, looking at Harry now, I can tell you that he's not thinking about work right now." Malcolm teases Ruth.
"How do you know he's not thinking about work?" Ruth asks quietly.
"He's not thinking about work because he's watching you. I can practically read his daydreams from her." Malcolm says seriously to Ruth.
"Well, quit trying to read his daydreams about me, Malcolm. They're none of your business." Ruth teases Malcolm.