Bill laughed and replied, “Of course they do.”Ed asked, “What do the others do with theirs?”Closing the account book, Bill sat back and answer...d, “Let’s see. Beth has a vacation home in Denver that she stays in when she visits her parents. That was paid out of her recreation home account. She pays for the Christmas party at the hospital, a dinner at the regional emergency medial doctors meeting, and a dinner for the literary society using her entertainment account. She supports the scout groups. She took a couple of minutes to make the decision, if she ignored the title, if she ignored that the girl was supposed to be the daughter, she could watch the video. As she matured through puberty, Nika was building a strong curiosity about boys and girls; the facts of life, and she had in her lap the opportunity to learn about what men and women do. Nika lifted the lid then went to the history files. She was mildly surprised to see the history listed several pages; she counted the ones she. Strange morality.As long as they were with us, Mom and Dad thought it smart, their single children sharing the rent in the Big City. When we’d visit home, we’d revert to our childhood rooms and sneak conjugal moments when the opportunity presented itself.Once Mom came upstairs when we were in the shower and I had to say through the door that Samuel was behind the curtain and I’d come because I had to pee. Everybody has some story about almost getting caught. My friend Stacy almost lost her. Two of the houses were occupied by couples that were dealing with unemployment and struggling to make ends meet and probably couldn't afford to keep up the repairs as well as they would like. And then there was his neighbor right across the street. The husband had broken his back in a job accident was now wheelchair bound. Todd was not aware of most of what his buddy was telling him until now and he felt the flush of shame come over him for being so oblivious to the problems around him in his.