" As the weeks andmonths went by I tried to adjust to having a beautiful woman of my ageliving in the same house with me that it was off limits to fli...t with.However, one night after Dad had gone to bed she was downstairs in thekitchen fixing some toast and I had a tremendous shock when I had alsogone looking for something to eat. I saw her standing there in front ofthe toaster dressed only in a silky short pink slip. I had the urge toflee the situation and rush back upstairs but I saw that she. I start moving towards the door when my mom speaks one more time."I thought you'd want to know that they are as good as new again," shecalls out from the kitchen as I leave the house. "Have a great day atschool."I feel red all over. I must be blushing a lot. The kids on the bus greetme. Some of the guys are going on about video games and baseball. I justflop into a seat and pretend I am sleepy. Lots of kids do that. It's agreat way to get a bit of peace in the morning."You ok, man?" Nathan asks. ” The voice on the phone said.“Evenin’ Grant. Look, there’s trouble at the warehouse and I somehow took care of it. I just need some assistance. Can y—”“Look, George. I appreciate the call. You said you said you took care of it. Then take care of it. I have more important things to attend to now. I can trust you to solve your problem, can't I?”“S-sure, Grant,” I stammered. “I can take care of this myself."“Good,” Grant replied and hung up the phone.Damn, that lazy bastard. My plan was just to. Whatever else one said about Shawn Mulligan, the man adored Angelica, just as I did. He was strong, a bit more silent than me, caring, and loyal in his own way. He also knew how to control his jealousy enough to love Angelica how she needed to be love, not according to society’s dumbass rules or even the Church’s. I wasn’t sure how that worked with his Catholicism, but that was between him and his priest or whatever. In my own view, clergy were in no place to throw stones, especially of late,.