Chapter 71 My Son-in-law I

• I've been married to Mike for just over twenty five years. We have three children, two daughters and one son, all of whom have since flown the nest. I suppose my tale indirectly concerns one of my daughters, the youngest, Tanya.
• She is twenty three and is married to Andy, who at thirty five is a good deal older than her. The two of them often visit usually together though it's not unusual for one or other to call round on their own. One such occasion happened a couple of weeks ago.
• It was just a few days after new year and Mike still had a few days before he was due to return back to work. We'd been out doing a spot of shopping during the day and having returned I'd cooked something to eat where, throughout the preparation and indeed, for the rest of that afternoon the two of us had consumed a fair bit to drink.