I opened my mouth, then closed it, then opened it again. "Do you have it upstairs in your dresser?" No, I have it right here." Angela shrugged my arm ...ff her shoulder and stood up in front of me. She crossed her arms in front of herself, grabbed the hem of her blouse, and peeled it up off herself. Her spine arched and twisted sinuously as she slowly, luxuriously stripped her blouse off herself, revealing a thin white hand-knit bra. She held her blouse up over her head in both hands, let it drop. When they were done eating, Andy lit himself a cigarette, enjoying the brief look of startlement on his old face as he blew the smoke out. His Mom got up and went to his room, while he sat enjoying the cigarette, then started cleaning up. While putting the dishes into the dishwasher, he started thinking how much he was beginning to like this. He was big and could do things like read and do math and cook. He had to clean things up too, but it made him feel good to take care of . A perfect resting spot. I look around and take in the situation. I could stop here indefinitely apart from the fact that daylight is limited and there’s still the best part of a hundred feet of hard climbing to do. Anything could stop me between here and the belay. There’s no guarantee that protection will be there. Holds break off, especially after a hard winter. I’m here now alive and uninjured – that may not be the case five minutes from now… A familiar quandary. I need to rest and this is a. And the floor of my bedroomwas, of course, littered with incriminating evidence.Shit! I flipped open my phone, mildly surprised to see that it was stillworking, since it had been a comfortable length of time since I'dbothered to make a bill payment. I speed-dialed her number."Hello..." her voice came on the line."Janey! Janey, it's Chris... Listen, don't go upstairs, okay? I'm..." ... If you're after money," Janey's voice continued, "I've moved toTierra del Fuego, permanently. Otherwise, leave.