“I'll call mom—you just go get cleaned up” The boys started showing up about 10:00. Mom always worked a 12 hour shift—so she would'nt be in ti...l 6:00 AM. It took some convincing but she finally said Ok for Dustin to get a mohawk. “He's just trying to emulate me mom, it makes him feel good”Everybody gathers down in the basement—in my room. There's some Zepplin playing on the stereo, a couple dudes playing X-box. “Pleasantries” exchanging with Dustin, one dawg showing him “the shake”. One asked. You are the only one who can hear this conversation. Mom and Bryan will sleep soundly until the sun comes up in the morning.’ His last words to me were, ‘Remember the magic.’ The next thing I knew, was when I woke up when Bryan came bouncing in my room. He was tugging at my arm and shouting, ‘Sis, wake up! Santa’s been here, you gotta see all the presents under the tree!’ I sat up in bed, rubbed my eyes, and told myself, ‘It was only a dream, there is no Santa Claus.’ I then looked at Bryan. I realized without the Hammer and Tong money I would starve. Well without my pension, and the extra money from the Hammer and Tong, life would not be pleasant. It would even be life on the edge of poverty. That’s what I was thinking after only a week without a job. I still had almost all the money from my fire insurance settlement. I was really just feeling down. I was certainly not financially stressed at the time.It does explain why I was so happy to get the call from a movie company. A bartender appeared and collected my free drink ticket. Collette wanted to order Champagne and I agreed. The bartender reappeared with our drinks … and a bill.“Holy…,” I muttered.Collette smiled and said, “Yes, it is expensive … but you can touch me if you like.” And, she placed my hand on her thigh. I began to understand the situation and ran my fingertips up the inside of her thigh until they lightly grazed the rough hair at the top. She shimmied the dress up to her waist and I placed my.