I started getting hot because of the beer so I took my shorts off and just sat there in my boxers. I didn’t know my Mom was looking at me and that s...e could see him hanging in my boxers and could see the outline of him.Out of nowhere I hear her ask, "may I see him?" I told her, “you will have to wait because I have to pee.” I left and then came back a few minutes later.She was sitting on the couch and was looking at me and said, " well can I see him?" I walked over to her and stood in front of. Look, I’m at 4356 Kent Avenue, apartment 304. Please come as soon as possible, and bring Demie. I’m ... not going anywhere ... also, please don’t call this number back.”Luckily, Demie was home, watching TV. She just couldn’t get enough of Friends re-runs. She said Joey and Chandler reminded her of her brother. She paused the show and I replayed the voicemail for her.She looked serious. “Let’s get going.”We didn’t know if we should buzz for entry, but Eudora had given instruction not to call her. But then he glanced down at her picture in his hands and said softly and sadly, "Just like old times."This year was to be a "Kalend of Kalends." Literally that meant a month of months, but it was used by the Romans to refer to a decade. Somewhere in the ancient past it may have originally meant thirty months or perhaps thirty years, but that was before Estevan's time.Not a whole lot was before Estevan's time. Once at a dinner party, when someone had asked him how old he really was, he. They smiled up at her. However, Tanya was no longer in the room.As Cari glanced around, the black-haired woman came pushing through the kitchen door. In her hands was a replenished tray, complete with wine, cheese, and crackers. "I thought you three might need a bit more wine."She placed the tray on the floor and sat down beside it, handing Cari a glass. "I know you need it. Take a slow sip. It'll help you pull yourself back together."Nodding, Cari accepted the wine and sipped. It did help. She.