It felt weird to even think, but he was gonna miss her just as much as he'd miss his best friend. Sure, he was going to attend college near his hometo...n, and could easily come visit her at any time, but he figured going to my best friend's house just to see his mom would be kind of weird.He took a seat on the couch next to her just as she'd suggested. They began making the usual kind of small talk that you'd expect, asking him about college and future plans, that sort of stuff. It's a good. He'd teach her everything he knew about that mysterious, forbidden world.Their reality was much different. They had parents, uncles, aunts, cousins ... They were hardly ever alone. Uncle Fred, Lydia's father, for one, was almost always around. He'd want to take the boys -- Donald, his brother, Dennis, and Lydia's brother, Alan, out fishing, riding, hiking.Dennis and Alan were both a couple of years older than Donald. Donald always hoped they would go off on their own, and leave him with Lydia,. I'll text you my address, my actual one, not the leased apartment. It’s about on the coast. Let’s go for tomorrow about noon, OK?”Seo-Jin smiled and said “I’ can’t believe this is actually happening, but yes, I will most certainly be there. I’ll bring a bikini too, though I admit I’m not much on swimming in the ocean.”“I have a very private pool, and we’ll discuss whether or not you can wear a bikini in it.” With that he got out of her car, and into his truck, leaving her. When they were sure visions of sugarplums were dancing in Kerry’s and Katie’s little heads, they started to get out the gifts they had stashed away. The expectation was that the four members ofthe O’Brien family would get up fairly early and open their gifts from each other and from Santa Claus, and the neighbors would come over later for brunch and more gift exchanges. The first thing the loving and happy parents did was to share the milk and cookies left out for the jolly old elf, and this.