Jim picked up to a very unhappy Slick Willy. Jim calmly assured him that most man-eating capybaras sigh before mating, yet South American hissing slot...s usually flamboyantly sigh after mating. He had no idea what that meant; he was only concerned with distracting Slick Willy. Why was Jim trying to distract Slick Willy? Because he had snuck out from Slick Willy's with the Thermal Energy Coupler only eight days prior. It was a sassy little Thermal Energy Coupler ... how could he resist?It didn't. But I couldnt t help but wonder how long it took him to consider such a rash move. I fired my concerns at him, what about your home, your family and friends, a job… My eyes were full of worry as he chuckled at my rapid questioning. He informed me that it was an option he had been considering since we had decided to meet. My head still spun as I tried to think rationally. Of course I wanted him to be with me and knew that when we parted I would be devastated but was he really willing to make. “Your father needs to pay some penance,” she added. “A little punishment won’t hurt him.”“Like no TV. No sports. Except chick flicks,” I stated.“Right,” Mom confirmed. “I’ll bend a little soon and let him have some of that back.”I nodded, agreeing that might be a good idea.“But not anything else.”Mom didn’t explain what that meant but I had an idea.Later that afternoon, Mom asked me to help her swap the TV unit and the love seat around. Dad didn’t notice until after supper but seemed very. The girls had been upstairs in Kay's room until Howard went up to bed. Then Kay came down with her friend, Lisa in tow, both already in their short nighties."Marie, we're bored," Kay told me, "play a game with us, please?" What do you want to play, darling?" I asked, "a board game? Card game? Whatever you want."The two girls put their heads together, whispering and giggling, then Kay turned to me. "I have a game upstairs that we can play, will you come upstairs with us?" she asked, "Howard will.