I just wish I didn’t have such a long commute. Yawn. Another yawn. I pull over to get a coffee. Leaving the small coffee shop I don’t even have ti...e to take a sip before I spot a small office on the other side of the street. ‘Accredited Hypnotherapy & Counseling by Dr. Tyler Feldman.’ I must have been taking the scenic route, I was at least five miles off my commute. ‘I can’t believe I accidentally drove to Everett instead of back to Stoneham. Of all fucking days.’ I must have been thinking of. The umpire declares I gave Joe a severe cut while he gave me a disabling blow. If the fight had been real, and back in Roman times, we both would likely have died from the wounds. As it is, I get my two touches while he gets one. We smile at each other while we start to take the gear off.I bow, and say, “I’ll pick Meredith up to go have dinner at Pat’s Place before the dance on the night.” He nods his agreement, so I turn to Meredith. “You have Lia’s phone number?” A nod yes. “Good, call her to. ”“Is always question when leader change, but Brezhnev has been leader since before I was born!” she said with some sadness.“Do you know who will be next?”“I believe will be Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov. He is head of funeral committee. Is good, I think. He and father are known to each other.”“How is school going?”“Good. I enjoy. I look forward to seeing you on Christmas, Stepa.”We talked for several minutes before I hung up and went back to hang out with Stephie and Elyse until bedtime. I did as. She wanted a rich husband. Gradually, she caught Sam Gault’s attention. It wasn’t long before Sam’s first wife was sent packing and Rachel was firmly entrenched in the big house on the hill.Rumor had it that Sam had forced his first wife to sign a prenuptial agreement before they were married, as most prenups are. She pretty much went down the road with the clothes on her back and a kick in the ass from Sam.That left Rachel in an interesting situation. She had proven that Sam was an unfaithful,.