`` pat is due back in a few months , my dear . she smiled , but she could n't see the humor . `` i know that look you get when you 're talking to them . '' he wanted me to meet his mother ? youre afraid to tackle any problem that you dont completely understand . after kelly left , mike sat on the couch in silence . the tea was warm and refreshing . she could absolutely believe this male would put her head on a pike . do not tell me yet what the changes to the garden are . 