Over the ensuing months, Harold settled int a pattern. He went to school in the mornings, the salon at noon, then home where Mrs. Gilmore was usually waiting. She always had a set of chores for him to perform and make sure he did them in as feminine a manner as possible. Once the chores were done, he made supper for his mother. Once supper was finished, he would clean up while his mother and Mrs. Gilmore had their tea. Now that Mrs. Gilmore was back, his mother didn't spend as much time with him. Occasionally, they would fin them selves sitting on the couch watching the Food Channel of some women's show.
They would talk as they watched and his mother always asked him if he had a new boy in his life. When he replied in the negative, she would go on about how nice it would be if he could have a nice man in his life. When he tried to turn the conversation around by asking why she didn't have a man, she laughed it off.