I suspect he’d lost what little he had left in his stomach getting out of those clothes. The shower ran for an inordinately long time but I just sat...at the table, sitting coffee. He finally dragged himself into the kitchen. The most apt description of how he looked was ‘like shit’, words I never thought I’d use to describe my husband. I got him a glass of water and several ibuprofen.I let the silence hang a bit before I started.“Do you have any idea how embarrassed I was last night? I’d hoped. I punched in the numbers and handed back the card with thanks and I finalized the order. “Seven to ten days for delivery. Should be here next week some time.” I turned in the chair and decided that I was going to start spending some of my ill-gotten gains.“I’ll be able to give you the money for the collar by the end of the week,” I said simply. “I appreciate the use of the card.”Patty gave me a searching look and I returned it calmly and smiled a small smile.“Where did you get that kind of. I would stay at his house until I got my bearings. Over the next few months, I went through the process. Had to go to the government to get a work permit, social insurance number and the like because you can’t work in Canada without these things. Once I got my work permit, I began looking for a job. With a very bare-looking resume, and no work experience or references, I couldn’t find a job. So I applied to work for Securitas Canada, the security company. They seemed willing to hire just about. We took the moment to give each other a kiss, too. Mark sat on the floor against a wall with May in his lap. Nancy sat next to them. March looked around. "Nancy! He dashed over to sit on her lap. He gave his sister a quick kiss and cuddled into Nancy's lap and arms.We gave Jeanette and April kisses and hugs. Laura gave Tom a light kiss and caress. I shook his hand. I looked at Jeanette and said, "We have your car with clothes at Jackie's house. We've loaded Nancy's and Tom's clothes to take to.