Tilly blushed even more. “We respect his judgment on things,” she said. “That’s all.”“Ha-ppy new year!” said Will suddenly. He tossed of... the rest of the wine in his glass.They all turned to the TV, where confetti was falling and people were laughing and smiling in the cold air.She thought she’d be tired when they got home. It was almost one in the morning. But the thought that they could sleep in, and an underlying excitement had Erica wide awake. Will had a comfortable buzz on and was humming. "What's up, Bob?" he asked."My family is all in on living together with a few conditions," Bob replied."What are they, Bob?" he queried."The girls each want their own bedrooms and don't want to have to change schools," Bob explained."That makes sense and is reasonable. So, five bedrooms. Any other requirements?" Tom asked."I think a large, country kitchen would make sense along with a separate pantry so we can buy food in bulk," suggested Bob. "I agree, Bob. Before I contact a Realtor, I seem. Rolly agreed.The day of the competitions came and Rolly put up eight men; two blonds, three redheads, and three with dark hair. The people were excited, and most who knew him wanted to see the arrogant Mardeno lose, especially to the baron everyone seemed to like, so there was a good turnout.Boxing matches would alternate with wrestling matches, and the sponsor of the loser of each bout would have to put forward the next man so the winner could size him up before choosing his own. They flipped. “I genuinely thought it was Dad or a cleaner.”“Seriously, I almost had a heart attack,” She said as she scrambled to recover her composure and secure the towel. “Why are you here?”I tried to avert my eyes. “I was going to ask you the same thing,” I found myself saying almost defensively. “I needed some time away on the slopes.”Megan had crept back in to the bathroom as I awkwardly stood around, unsure what to do with myself. What was going to be a weekend away from everyone clearly wasn’t.