Andre Delport

I really must apologise @IBEX, I somehow missed the comments on this chapter. A halfway house, here in South Africa and in this context, is where golfers would have a meal after the first nine holes had been played - hence halfway house. It is also where they would gather after the round had been completed to have drinks and socialise.

Arriving home, they drove the two vehicles straight into the garage. Yvonne opened the connecting door and the children clustered around her to greet her. It pleased their dads immensely to see how fond their children were of the their housekeeper. Of course, Rascal had to get in on the act as well! Andrew sniffed appreciatively as he took the stairs to the lounge level. The comforting aroma of curry hung in the air, but he could not decide if it was breyani or bobotie he was smelling. What

Thanks for all the great comments guys. I won't lie - this chapter was a mission to get written and published. I had absolutely zero motivation to do anything when I went on vacation, especially after a rather busy year. My tech problems played a part as well but the good news is that I have bitten the bullet and got myself a new device to work on. So hopefully the troubles are a thing of the past.

They were given the same suite of rooms that they had occupied when they had come to bury Beth and Nicky, although the rooms had been redecorated in the interim, or rather, refreshed. The decor remained almost exactly the same, but it was obvious that it was all fairly new.The family quickly settled in and then all made their way downstairs for a late lunch consisting of freshly baked seed bread open sandwiches topped with cream cheese and smoked salmon accompanied by a selection of extras as pr

Thank you for the comment and for taking the time to read my literary efforts. Trying to get the next chapter out but we are in what we call 'silly season' in our office at the moment and things are a bit crazy. The edit is almost done - hoping it will be ready for publication is weekend.

Thanks for all the understanding and encouragement. I must admit when my tablet crashed I was so disheartened and demotivated - that's the main reason this chapter was so long in appearing. It took a while for me to become motivated enough to continue, and to be honest I'm still working through it.

The Devlin-Majors disembarked the aircraft at Changi International, all slightly tired and jet - lagged - especially the children who were all grumpy at being awake before sparrowfart. Jamie had been very restless and had eventually snuggled with Andrew, which meant that his daddys rest had also been disturbed. As they stumbled into the arrivals concourse, Jamie was weepy and insisted on being carried. Cameron, Elizabeth and Fiona all stuck close, although they stared in amazement at the wonder

I see Ryan and Andrew's discussion with Mr Scott has elicited some reaction. Ryan's comments were indicative of just how concerned they were. It certainly was not out of a sense of entitlement. If it came across that way then I must take the blame for lack of literacy skills and I apologise for any offence.

CHAPTER 44 Life settled back into a semblance of normal routine. Andrew made his monthly trip to Johannesburg, Kwazulu Natal and Port Elizabeth to visit the lodges, while Ryan did the rounds of the two Cape Town properties for their monthly financial reviews. They had decided that the upcountry trips would alternate between them to keep the lodges on their toes and not get accusstomed to only one owner. A fresh pair of eyes never did any harm! Discussions had taken place regarding the ext

CHAPTER 71 Paul, Marie and their boys flew back to Canada the following Friday. Andrew still found it difficult to say goodbye to them, even though they had been there almost 10 years. He loved having them around and he missed their presence a great deal. The one small glimmer of light was that, with the right deal, they would be willing to come home to work with him again. On the Tuesday after they left, Andrew and Ryan went back to the office full time, the twins started Grade 2 at scho

No offence taken , I can assure you. I fully agree about it being a great stress reliever.

Thank you. As I have said before, it comes from previous observations and experiences.

Hi @Summerabbacat, thanks for the comment. As a rule, Andrew does not swear (a lot), unless he is really agitated or is caught by surprise. I try not to use any curse words - only if I deem it to be absolutely necessary to the context.

I was very fortunate to work for a company that had a very similar philosophy to Devlin-Major. The staff morale was through the roof and it definitely carried over to the guests.

You'll just have to wait and see,😊