She loved being in the company of the young people and not having to worry about Todd falling in with the wrong crowd or otherwise getting into troubl.... Consequently, it was not unusual, for Heather arriving home from work, to find two of Todd's friends swimming in the pool. Heather emerged through the sliding glass doors still in her work clothes, carrying a glass of wine; the young men quickly exited the pool to engage her in conversation, but also to ogle their friend's MILF of a mother.. The match was going to end one way or the other before that small blood loss amounted to anything significant. Again, chalk up one for the virtue of a layer of fat.It was time for another smack with my shield boss, so I worked my way to his right side, the one with the sword. He did not recognize what I had in mind and simply continued to batter at my shield with his sword. Suddenly, I was close enough and jumped at Iagolo with all of the strength in my legs. The shield boss hit very close to. But after today, I wouldn't be contributing to her embarrassment for some time to come - at least nine months, probably more. That thought gave me pause - I'd be competing for Jeanine's attention with our baby. Losing was a foregone conclusion. Could I handle that? If we started a baby tonight, I'd have nine months to express my concerns.The drive home was all too brief for such thoughts. Parked in the driveway, I could see the flicker of candles in the master bedroom. A single dim lamp showed. The Announcer started:“I have three words for everybody — CHARLES & CLAIRE!”It felt so good to hear all these people applaud for Claire and me, but the audience helped us, so Claire and I started applauding for them, putting up our hands in thanks to them all.The Announcer finished naming the rest of the dancers who placed second and third. Then he got a little silly.“The CD we were given for Charles & Claire’s Encore Performance, simply says, Vitamin String Quartet, ‘Bad Romance’ and the word.