Kieron's big sister is going on holiday tomorrow with her boyfriend and his family. The first time Jade and Mike went abroad together was to Tunisia in 2008. I was constantly worried about them as Jade is blonde, blue-eyed and beautiful. Perfect for a kidnapping by an Arab Sheikh. Or so Kieron and I convinced ourselves. Kieron kept phoning Jade to make sure she was ok and to tell her that he was missing her. In the end, she text me to tell him to stop as not only was he using all his credit, but she was getting charged too.
We compromised. I rang Jade and Kieron would talk very briefly each night. His excitement and delight at her homecoming was a joy to see. I can't remember what gifts Jade brought back for Kieron, but they would have involved sweets of some description.
In 2009, Jade and Mike went to Paris for her 20th birthday. Yet again Kieron was worried about her. They had to come back a day early as there was a general strike and they were worried that the Eurotunnel would cancel its service, so when I told Kieron after school that day that they were on their way home early, he grinned with delight at the thought of seeing her sooner than expected.
So tomorrow, Kieron will be counting the days until Jade gets back, as will I. Only this time the difference is that instead of coming home to two brothers, Jade will be coming back to one.
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