He and my grandmother emigrated from Russia.”“So his dad’s name was Ivan, then?”“Yes. That’s ‘John’ in English. If I followed the patt...rn, I would name my first son ‘John Michael’, though ‘Peter Michael’ would be possible, too.”“Wild! Well, that’s a LONG way off!”“For sure!” I agreed.“So what’s your penance? I mean, if I’m allowed to ask.”I chuckled, “Your usual one is some Hail Marys and Our Fathers, or maybe a decade of the rosary, right?”“Pretty much, yeah. My dad says it’s like a car wash -. My not going to church didn't have anything to do with the church. It was simply one of those days when I didn't feel like looking the world in the face. I slept late, felt guilty, and frittered time away writing in my journal and catching up on email correspondence.But I was back the week following, this time without any particular nervousness about being there, and without feeling the need to observe the order of service carefully. Predictably, this Sunday was just like the one two weeks ago.. " Good, good."A few minutes later the two of them were in Ralph's car, a one-year old Cadillac recently put on the lot and which he'd taken a liking to. Until it was sold, that is, and then he'd pick another big, pretentious car. Howard stared out the window. He thought that they would have walked up to the corner and the little neighborhood tavern, but instead Ralph had "suggested" (the suggestion a command in this instance) that they go downtown to a cocktail lounge in Morriston's fancy and. " He replied proudly. "Alright but I was wondering, can they relapse? If she was to work for me, would it be too much and cause her to revert back to what she was?" I asked. "Shit you're kidding me! She came to you about the office defense job? That's perfect! It will help to cement her new self further. From everything I've seen you could even take her to bed and it shouldn't affect her. I remember you had a thing back then for her tight ass, if I remember right it was better than your.