Mom was ecstatic when we finished and asked when the first sale was likely to happen."It will take a while Mom, maybe a week or two before the site ev...n gets noticed. We have to market it first."Mom responded with a simple, "Oh," but quickly recaptured her enthusiasm. "Well, I should get back to work."She started to get up, then turned back to face me, twisting her chair toward me a little. "I know you're still worried about me, sweetheart, but I really am ok."I started to protest but Mom. I couldn't believe he was standing up for that brat."What are you talking about? She verbally attacked me. She had no right to do that," I said. I was shocked. Craig came up."You know man, she's right. Amy was out of line with that." He slipped an arm around my waist, and when I looked up at him, he gave me a quick glance that told me it was okay. They were all on my side, not hers. Except Ben."Screw this," he stalked away."Oh my gosh guys, I'm so sorry about this. I just completely trashed. .. DAVE I’m shamed to say I spent the next three weeks being spectacularly unproductive. I stopped going to the gym, stopped eating right and was drunk more than I was sober. I did nothing around the house, leaving a mess wherever I felt like. Bev tried being supportive at first, enduring my cutting remarks, until finally sinking into silence. I did note that she spent a lot more time at work. I guess she felt more comfortable there, where she was Queen.Then I went through a phase of not. . . " she started to say, when a bolt from Puss'scrossbow caught her in the belly, just below her navel. A few screams, a lotof wailing and tears, and she was bound and lined up with the others. Pussin Boots went to sleep. The next morning, he got up and came over to his catch. He yanked their pantiesoff completely, sniffed these with no small pleasure, then dropped them ateach girl's feet. All three were wide awake and wide-eyed. "H-how did you do it?" askedthe black-haired girl. "How'd I bag.