His Den

Laura and the twins got back to the hotel quite late, with wide grins on their faces as they got out of the car.

"You two are really a handful; how do you handle them?" David asked as he walked out of the car with them.

"With a lot of patience, I must say; they keep me on my toe," Laura replied with a grin.

"When would we go skating again, Uncle David?" Lisa asked.

"Very soon, dear, if you can convince your mom for me," David replied with a wink.

Lisa jabbed Liam in the belly as she replied, "I will convince her for you."

Laura laughed. "You all are ganging up against me in my presence," she said.

"I think she just heard us," David whispered loudly to the twins.

Lisa and Liam burst out laughing as Laura pretended to be offended by them.

"It looks like we are in trouble now, Uncle David," Liam said with a grin.

David winked at them and replied, "We'll just have to charm our way out of it, won't we?"

Laura smiled, drawing Lisa and Liam to her side as she said to David, "Thank you for to