The music was turned off and the curtains were closed. As I looked around the living room, I heard a thud come from the roof. A few seconds later, San...a appeared in the fireplace with the exact same look on his face. “Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas.” He said as he stood up with his magical sack over his shoulder. I couldn’t believe my eyes as I watched him place the presents underneath the tree. There were big and small box shaped parcels labeled to me and my fiancé. He was muttering to himself. He started drinking. We had two kids, Vinnie, five at the time, and Mona about six months. I went to live in my parent’s basement after my dad converted it into a decent apartment. ‘With my mother babysitting for me, I got a job. Feeling sorry for myself, and thinking my marriage was over, I had several affairs. The first…’ I interrupted her. ‘You sure you want me to hear this? I mean, it’s personal and all…’ ‘I want to tell you, Ned, I really do.’ I nodded my acquiescence and she began again.. She remembered Jeff, her husband; their house, her work and her colleagues, everything, but compared with Mistress, none of those things were truly important. She remembered having felt resentful and angry towards Jeff for abandoning her with Mistress, but she no longer felt that way. When she thought of Jeff at all, which was seldom, nowadays, it was with gratitude for having given her to Mistress. Mary was quite proud of the fact that Mistress had not needed to discipline her for several. They all hastily returned to whatever it was they were doing.“Finish this up, will you?” I said to one of the other seniors as I handed him the clipboard.Stephanie had stopped at the edge of the mat, her uncertainty showing plainly on her face. I guess she hadn't been prepared to have thirty horny teenage boys staring at her as soon as she walked in.I walked over to her and guided her to the opposite edge of the mat, standing between her and the rest of the group, trying to shield her from more.