When I went to investigate, I heard you guys having sex! I told Seth, and that's why we were acting so weird around you, and why we didn't want to say...anything! It's no big deal, and we'll be back to normal shortly!" Oh," her mother said, blushing.Randy took a deep breath and looked ruefully at his wife. "OK kids, I know that we had the bird and the bees talk quite a while ago, and we haven't really pushed you, but you do know that it's normal for married people to have sex, right?" Dad!" Sarah. ‘It is the shy young maiden that I would like to first address.’ And, before my thoughts formed the question, Santa added, ‘Of course I can hear your mind, and I can feel your emotions as well.’ I sat back against the chair and stared into the fire. ‘It is just a dream,’ I reminded myself. I thought about all the courage I drew upon to deliver my letter of appeal to Santa’s helper. ‘Dispel this cloud of reluctance and voice your desires,’ came an encouraging voice so silent yet strong and. ”“What have you been doing all of this time? Why didn’t you come home?”“Two years ago, I had yet another of my accidents that left me unconscious for the longest time yet. Paula came to hold my hand whenever she could to let me know she was there. I did the same for her hoping that on some level she too would know I was there. It didn’t matter to me that her brain looked really damaged as they carefully removed the bone fragments from where her skull fractured. Maybe it was a muscle spasm or. ”“Hey, quit cutting in line,” the kid behind Sean said.“You’re wet,” Sean said.“I took a dip in the pond,” Pip said.“What are you doing here?” Sean asked.“We delivered the car to the police,” Pip said.“That was earlier this week. Why didn’t you go back home?” Sean asked.“Stomach ache,” Chom answered. He belched long and loud.“Stomach ache?” Sean asked.“Too much soda,” Pip said.“That’s right. You got paid a hundred bottles of soda,” Sean said. He wondered where they had the soda hidden.At the.