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After a few more plans and instructions, Lizzie and Emma herded the kids back to the car leaving Doreen, Lena and me feeling blown and out of breath, but very happy; I was going to see mum and dad in a few days, superb. We talked for a while, making plans for when we got to Cyprus, and, as it was getting late, I ran Doreen home before stopping off to order and collect a Hawaiian pizza, a weakness of Lena's, to make up for not being able to take her out to dinner. After supper we talked, about the trip, how we were going to react when we saw dad again; Lena had only come home two days ago, but I hadn't seen dad and mum in weeks, and I was dying to see them again; I suppose it was knowing they were so far away, in another country rather than just up the road; I'd certainly gone longer without a home visit when I was still a student. We chatted in his vein for a while, until at last Lena stood up.