He had hidden bank accounts all over the world. I believe he could do glamours and even change his fingerprints. That was why he was such an effective...assassin.”James nodded and frowned as he paced, “Yes, we could say that I had only recently re-joined with my father and I’ve been hiding on Mars. Fiaz has a huge shipyard and his own dome on Mars with over twenty thousand people working there. A man could easily disappear for a couple of years out in space.”Dusty nodded and chipped in, “One of. You’re running down your list of resources and you forgot your mom?!?I tossed the bags into the car and walked across the lawn to Mom’s front door. Knocked. Got let in. Smiled.They really ARE trying. The house no longer reeks of stale cigarettes. I notice Mom’s a bit rounder, though. Just hoping she doesn’t decide that lung cancer is less risky than obesity.“What’d they say?”“Nothing solid yet,” I sighed. “Deena’s there with ‘im. I came back to get stuff. We’ll take turns...”Mom beat me to it.. Ugh, I know I've forgotten something! Mary thought as she threw a pair of prosthetic elf ears into the open suitcase. The mad young woman dropped to her knees to check underneath the box springs."Fuck they'll be here any minute," Mary swore as the empty floor under her bed came into view. She quickly stood up and stormed over to her chest of drawers. Mary violently yanked the drawer open nearly pulling it completely out of the dresser. Damn it Mary do not fuck this up; she mentally chided. Now pick yourself up and move on." I'll have another talk with your father when he gets back." Back!" Is he gone again? Jesus, Mom!" I said, but too loudly, and I heard Jennie begin to cry. So did Mom, and I was forced to hurry off the line. However, before I hung up the phone, I told her how she had to start thinking about her own happiness.It took me an hour of rocking to get Jen back to sleep. I'd almost dozed off myself when I heard a tap on my door.I was shocked to see it was Mom and waved.