She turned and her mouth dropped open in surprise."Hello Mother, what a surprise," said Charlotte.Amanda looked at the person standing in front of her... It was grotesque. Amanda had trouble putting her finger on exactly what was wrong with it. It was Annalise, but she didn't stand or hold herself like Anna did. Anna was a very reserved young woman she walked, talked and stood a certain way. Her gestures and mannerisms all fit her personality. It looked as if she was pretending to be someone. "Dude, are you kidding me?" laughed Zack, "if I was gay, why would I be checking out all the hot chicks everywhere we go?" Oh," said Cody, slightly disappointed, "Zack, I have something I have to tell you." What?" asked Zack, annoyed and scared. He did not want Cody to know that he was in love with him."You might not be, but I'm gay, and, um, I love you," blurted out Cody.Then, Cody put his hands over his face and started to cry. . I’d like to get some sort of out of court settlement on the writs against my brother-in-law, any chances?”Kim smiles, “Look, Doomben Dave is being taken out of the picture so Judge Bean is losing his extra income. If all this other stuff goes the full measure he’ll lose a lot more. He’s entitled to retire now and the Court Clerk’s Office has the paperwork so he can register the application. Have him fill it in, pay you a dollar for your services, pay me a dollar compo, and agree to never seek. "I didn't realize it had gotten this bad," she said sadly."It has," I replied. "I know I'm no better. I sometimes purposefully act like an idiot just to piss you off. Not that you could tell those time readily because my normal behavior isn't that far off."A frown creased Gail's face."So it comes down to my career or you?" she asked."No," I stated evenly. "It comes down to your career." I told you I'm not willing to go through a divorce," she said. "I can make this process last for five years.