Jessie knew Gary was back at their old home; he was supposed to be there only to work. She’d called her lawyer who’d wangled a special letter deli...ered. It was an order telling Gary to immediately leave the house and not come back. Gary read it and threw it out. He went back to work painting.It was close to 6:00 that evening when Jessie pulled in the driveway. Gary was in the kitchen having a piece of pizza. The girls were all outside by the pool. Jessie came in, slamming doors, and went. Then one day we were arguing and I was tired and frustrated and I just burst out crying, sobbing really. I was at the end of my rope, inconsolable, and he just held me, didn't try to talk me out of it, just held me. It was exactly what I needed. It was like, in that moment he realized I was not the mannequin he'd caricatured as oppressor-mom, but a human being, one he cared about, one he loved, one whose needs were important to him. He stopped doing those stupid teenage things, casually lying,. So go fix yourself some iced tea and have a seat at the table." she demanded.The dinner was excellent. Not only that I found the conversation with Wilma and Shawn to be fun and informative. I wouldn't remember it the next day, but it was still fun and informative as it happened.When I left at 8 pm, Shawn and Wilma both came out to watch me ride away. I enjoyed showing off for them. I suppose there was at least a little bit of exhibitionist as well as voyeur in me. The ride home too about twenty. One disabled the defensive system's automatics that would have otherwiseriddled intruders with a variety of nasty little pieces of ordnance.Another quickly accessed the security system and bypassed any alarmmsthat might go off during their mission. Another uploaded codes into thebuilding's computer system that would open the areas they required forentry to complete their mission to the group. The remaining threeruthlessly neutralized the live guards on duty in the executive livingquarters.