only an eleven-year-old girl would settle for a sleepover . she was chattering on about her kids flying in the next day and tickets she 'd gotten for some broadway musical when she stopped short . emma tried to joke to lighten the mood . or maybe they 're lying low for a few days until the heat 's off . '' young enough , i thought , to be my daughter . shed absconded with the first one . i did n't want to do this-this christmas thing . he 's in the same tent as before . 