I had the table set outside and their was a bucket of beers on top. Tom popped one for him and her and they toasted while he said here's to the best v...cation ever. and they toasted. He chugged his beer down and popped another while I dished out the food. Tom was eating and said this is so good, Damn you did a good job cooking. I grabbed a beer and noticed tom was into his third and Peg was right behind him. She doesn't drink a lot, so three to four is her point of being tipsy. I finished my. They value their independence and each year they get the reward of a bit more when trust is there. It's very important that they know the rules, but it's also important that they get a chance to make some decisions for themselves. They won't always be good decisions, but you can't control every minute of their lives."I nodded my agreement. "I think I know that, but I guess time will tell if I can live up to my self-promises."That was the end of our last meeting. The divorce would be final in. I started to leave but I felt frozen in place.“Hello young one” snarled the figure in a voice which made me feel sick, “I have a deal for you”. “I just want to get home” I replied trying to get past but still not being able to move.“Be mine, come with me and be my slave”“What?” I laughed, “You can’t be serious”“Be mine, or everyone will look at you the way I do, be mine, or be everyone’s” the figure stood to one side and I felt my movement come back to me, with one of his hands he reached out. Talk about distant… I mean, you’d have thought saying ‘Hello’ was a crime. And did they think a smile would break their face?When I secured a job at McDonald's, I was excited. I finally earned enough money to get the things I needed, to stop looking like a country bumpkin. Yet, even with money and new clothes, I had a hard time adjusting. I even began to doubt if this was what I really wanted but my grandparents kept telling me to give it a chance. Give it time. So I did.As I became more.