Will took it in good humor, even when he looked so patently ridiculous that Dave couldn't help chuckling. The only time his mood dropped was when they...were in Hallmark. He'd seen a particularly sappy romantic card, thought that Claire would like it, and then remembered.Jen must have seen his face fall. She walked up, gently took the card from his hand, glanced at it, and then put it back."It can be hard being single for the holidays," she said, her sympathy clearly sincere. "I had a few rough. Sometimes he chooses both of us. Kristen and I have split up the duties well when it comes to taking care of the youngsters and housework. It works. Neither of us are breastfeeding any longer. And we are both back in fine head turning shape. It was a lot of work. Neither are we on any birth control. Had you read any of my past rants on Osei, his problem is sperm motility and his gift is a erection measuring a tad over 15 inches. Slender till you get to the bottom fist-full and he knows. The worst part is he wasn’t always like that. In the beginning he was actually really sweet and caring. Then we had sex....”A slow stream of tears trickles down her cheek. I reach up and wipe them away. “You’re free now Stacey. You’re safe. The police will do their job and he won’t bother us again!”Stacey cups my hand against her face. A warm smile now greets me and it’s really good to see. “I’m so sorry for everything Robbie!” She takes my hand from her face and holds onto it. “I should have. ‘I guess that’s up to you,’ he said. ‘Where do you want to be?’ ‘That’s just it,’ Linda said, ‘I…I don’t really know.’ ‘I can’t promise you anything more than today,’ Tom said. ‘I…I hate to say that, but…’ ‘I know,’ Linda said. ‘You’ve been honest about that from the beginning.’ ‘You want to go back to the room, now that we’ve had some food?’ Tom asked and squeezed her leg. ‘I was hoping we would,’ Linda said. Seated next to each other in the cab of the big pickup Tom towed his horse trailer.