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88Tina arrived at 5.30. %u201cHello,%u201d she said as she came into the living room and removed her coat. %u201cHow%u2019s mum?%u201d%u201cFine. I%u2019ve made us dinner. Why not go up and check on her yourself while I server supper. It%u2019s go a few minutes to go in the oven.%u201d Keith told her.%u201cYou made supper? Wow. Thank you. I won%u2019t be long.%u201d She told him.He went to get the dish from the annex oven and a heat mat. He carried them in with over-proof gloves and put them on the table in the main house living room. The rest of the table he%u2019s laid out earlier, including wine glasses, serviettes and candles.The door to the annex opened and Tina stood there looking dazed and amazed. She walked up to the table without uttering a word. %u201cMy God, Keith. What in heavens name did you do?%u201d She said, plonking herself down heavily onto a chair at the table.He was a bit concerned. Had Elsie told on him? %u201cHow do you mean, Tina? Is she okay?%u201d%u201cOkay?%u201d She stared at him, her eyes wide in some kind of muted shock. %u201cOkay? She%u2019s more than okay. She%u2019s bloody-well marvellous. I haven%u2019t seen her eyes so full of life for years. What miracle did you work?%u201dHe smiled. %u201cJust doing my job. Do you like Lasagne? %u201cHe lifted the lid off the ovenware dish and served out two generous portions.She looked at the delicious, authentic dish.%u201cI don%u2019t like processed food so I make everything from scratch. I brought the ingredients with me as I did a little shopping on the way The CarerChapter 2: Naughty Tina