At that point everyone at the table was in an aggitated state of pissed off.“That, gentlemen, brings us to tonight and my talk with Renee before I c...me over here. She told me the whole thing began the Tuesday after I left for a consulting job. She was at home with the kids when a man came to the house and told her that his start-up company was in trouble and he needed someone to come in and straighten out his office and his office management.”“Renee told him she was not interested until he said. "No sooner had the words left his mouth than Lisa started crying. She dropped down on the sofa next to Tom wrapped her arms around him and Tom put his arm around her. They sat quietly for a long time."Well, what do we do now?" Lisa asked. "Are we going home now?" No. Not tonight," Tom said."Why? Are you still mad at me?" Lisa asked as she began to worry that things weren't going as well as she thought."No." Then why aren't you coming home with me?" Lisa asked."Because we are staying here. ”Elizabeth laughed as she climbed back off my lap. “I know you’re used to seeing her as your kitten, but Felicia is still a grown woman and capable of taking care of herself. Of course, you could always ask Sonia to help if you don’t want Felicia to take her own baths and clean herself up. I imagine she wouldn’t mind the practice taking care of someone, as she’ll have to in several months anyway.”“MOTHER,” Amanda exclaimed as Elizabeth’s eyes went wide. “We promised not to say anything.”I. Think about it, I’m not bringing anything to this relationship except me. I don’t think that is fair, do you?”“Do you remember when you were a little girl, and your mom read “Cinderella” to you?”“My daddy.”“What?”“My Daddy always read stories to me. Sometimes he made them up and included me in them. I always felt so good and so warm sitting on his lap, his strong arms around me. His voice was gentle and almost sounded like he was about to sing, but he didn’t.”“Did he read Cinderella?”“UH .