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�I�m so glad you decided to stay and sit here with me� rambled Claire. �It would have been yet another lonely weekend in my flat and I�m in a celebrity mood today��
�Don�t you mean celebratory mood?� asked Bill, instinctively correcting her grammar instead of letting it slide.
�Celebratory�? No celebrity�� giggled Claire. �I just received news that your local radio station has agreed to play my demo on air. Angela at the office suggested that I send it in after I mentioned that I was an amateur singer. Isn't it just wonderful...?�
Bill wanted to point out that the station routinely did this, but insightfully bit his tongue in time�
'I'll have to listen out for that track then, won�t I?�
�Ooh!� continued Claire �Sitting here like this reminds me of the times I used to booze it up with my old friend Debbie � In my younger days of course� she quickly added, signaling the waitress to bring yet another round of drinks.
Bill felt the generation gap stretch that much wider.
�I was supposed to go home for the weekend, but my car wouldn�t start this morning, so I had to make an appointment with the mechanic for tomorrow you know�� she explained as Bill took the last gulp from his beer mug. �I had to take a cab to work today.�
�Oh�� responded Bill sympathetically, �it�s probably just a small fault. I could probably check it out for you if you�d like� he offered, before realizing what he was saying.
�Oh� could you�� pounced Claire. �If it�s not too much trouble��
�Well�� he backpedaled.
What should Bill do?
1: Help Claire with her car so that she go on her trip?
2: Head home to Joanne and the kids?
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