He simply eyed me with contempt. If he hated me so much, thenwhy was he doing this? He walked down the hall and entered his formeroffice. I thought/ho...ed he was going to have a stroke. His mouth openedwide and his jaw dropped; he didn't say a word. I guess it was the nextbest thing.His head shook from side to side as he took it all in. I thought for amoment that I saw a tear in his eye. His sadness made me happy andmiserable simultaneously. Walking into the kitchen he sat down acrossfrom my. ** Chapter 1 As the Boeing 747 made its final descent into the Los Angeles International Airport I felt my stomach begin a dance around my ass. I clutched my notebook for all it was worth, like my thoughts on the paper would protect me from what was coming. To most people what I was doing would be considered minor, but to an eighteen year old country boy from rural Missouri it was like stepping into another, very hostile, world. I had turned eighteen only the day before and my parents decided. Ron Harris grinned, as he was only half way up the walk to the house, with Julie, Bobby, and Collette trailing, when the front door opened. 'Well, she is the president of the neighborhood watch, after all, ' he thought wryly.Muriel Wilson came out the front door and moved nimbly down the path to meet them. She smiled cordially to Harris, Bobby, and Collette, before moving to Julie and wrapping her up in a firm hug. Julie was not a tall girl, but she still stooped slightly to return the embrace. She was the sexiest woman I had ever known.We took our coffee out to the patio and enjoyed the early morning view of the golf course. I guess I was used to the sounds of the groundskeepers' mowers because I know they mow every morning at sun up but I just don't hear them.Tamara asked me about my daughter and her pending visit the next week. I told her Marie would be staying at least a week. "What is she going to think about me living here with you?" I think she will be alright with it. She has.