"So you know Tony then?" Yes, that made sense, and thankfully it was far more comfortable than possibly speaking to the mother of Howard's child.What sort of meeting would that have been? Dear lord, she hoped Howard had married the woman.

"If he is anything at all like his father then he is driven to a fault. He is the most blindly brilliant of his age and no one appreciate that more than he does." A prerogative she has now that might not be shared by her more matured future self.

"Well, that being the case, is there anything I can answer for you, Miss Potts? I hope what you've heard of me isn't that I am a useless female. If so I'll find Howard and wring his neck."