She was wearing the same yellow summer dress that she had laid out in the morning."And of course your daddy has not made you do your homework, has he?... No, mommy, we went to the beach right after he got home." OK, kids, up to your rooms you go. Do your homework properly. I'll be up in a little while to check on you, and to see if you need any help."The minute the kids were out of the kitchen Helen turned towards me. A brilliant smile was flashing in her slanted, diamond blue eyes, as she moved. ”“I’m Karen, but that’s probably not going to work.”“Why not?”“Probably for the same reason you call yourself Kent.”“Trouble?”“To say the least. Maybe you should dress.”He chuckled. “Probably. Come meet the girls.”“Okay.”He introduced her to Janet, the mother, and Susan, the older teen, and Linda, the younger one, who was about the same age as Karissa and Karis. All three were very pretty redheads with green eyes and lots of freckles. The mother was voluptuous, with some weight to her. The. When she got in she rode her skirt up so it just barely coverd her neather region, then buckled up. As I went around to the drivers' side she opened up the glove box. Just as nothing had changed between us she reached in and pulled out the blind fold I kept in there and she put it on. Now in the past I would have her wear it when I would take her someplace that I wanted to be a supprise. As I drove away from the resturaunt I told her I needed to make a stop at my place and call a couple people. Brandon walked intothe bedroom, acting like he was looking for flaws in the paint, hopingthe annoyed looking landlady might come down a bit on the rent. Notthat it would have mattered. The other two units were being rented bytwo of his best friends C.C. and Dan, and if they landed all three,this building would be party central! One piece of furniture that didlook somewhat valuable in an antique way was the bedroom mirror,framed in woodwork that Brandon was sure must have been carved by.