▁and ▁Jam ie . ▁This ▁comes ▁as ▁a ▁particular ▁relief ▁to ▁Isabel , ▁who ▁that ▁evening ▁tells ▁Jam ie ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁pre gn ant ▁with ▁his ▁child . ▁ ▁Development ▁The ▁Right ▁Att itude ▁to ▁Rain ▁presents ▁the ▁cul min ation ▁of ▁a ▁relationship ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁suggested ▁since ▁the ▁first ▁appearance ▁of ▁Isabel ▁and ▁Jam ie ▁in ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Philosoph y ▁Club . ▁Mc Call ▁Smith ▁adm its ▁that ▁there ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁" t ension " ▁and ▁" aff ection " ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁characters ▁but ▁was ▁originally ▁uns ure ▁of ▁whether ▁to ▁develop ▁their ▁friendship ▁into ▁a ▁sexual ▁relationship : ▁" I ▁think ▁that ’ s ▁something ▁one ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁handle ▁very ▁carefully ▁because ▁... ▁Isabel ▁has ▁a ▁very ▁real ▁sense ▁of ▁what ▁can ▁be ▁and ▁what ▁can ’ t ▁be . ▁Some ▁people ▁have ▁said ▁to ▁me , ▁‘ Oh , ▁why ▁don ’ t ▁you ▁make ▁that ▁develop ,’ ▁but ▁I ' m ▁not ▁sure ▁whether ▁in ▁real ▁life ▁it ▁would ▁develop ." ▁▁ ▁Mc Call ▁Smith ▁also ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁un ful filled ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁relationship ▁was ▁good ▁for ▁the ▁novel , ▁comment ing ▁that ▁" E rot ic ▁t ension ▁is ▁much ▁sex ier ▁than ▁ful fil ment " ▁and ▁that ▁reading ▁about ▁other ▁people ▁not ▁getting ▁what ▁they ▁want ▁is ▁interesting ▁because ▁" It ' s ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁all ▁our ▁lives ." ▁▁ ▁The ▁decision ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Isabel ▁and ▁Jam ie ’ s ▁relationship ▁was ▁partly ▁due ▁to