”“That goes without saying, but Max IS claimed at the moment.”The weekend came to a closeTracy and I went back to work on remodeling Alice and S...an’s ‘lodge’. Too damned big for a cabin. The soundproofing they wanted was no big deal aside from the mess of tearing off plaster and lath walls to replace with sheetrock. The kitchen and bath took a bit longer because the kitchen countertop had to be shipped from out of state. Luckily, the spa bath fit just fine. This was a big house, built in the. One day we had been to the net to collect some info about the project we were supposed to do. As it was a closed cabin and she was sitting along with me. Though my mind had a few thoughts about her i was afraid to tell her about this. But this was a oppurtunity not to be missed and i started asking her about the project and would touch her boobs the first time was an accident nut seeing no response from her i did it many a times after we had finished the work we had about 20 min left for 2. I would have never thought but he had always wanted to be a writer too. ‘Got too busy. Will you do that for both of us?’, he asked me with smile filled with sadness and joy. I could only manage a nod. That night, I cried like never before. I covered my face with pillow tightly to protect the sound. I didn’t know why I was crying so hard but I wanted to scream. I saw a black shadow near my door. He was standing there, watching me. I stood up and went to him and I kissed him. I hugged him and. Just put the presentsunder the tree. I’m gonna play cards with these guysuntil the morning shift at five. Bobbi will never knowthe difference and you’ll be a 150 bucks richer.”“Ah, fuck. I could use the money…”“Great,” Brad tossed him the keys. “Now get out of hereand give me the keys when I see you in morning.”Joe felt stupid as hell as he pulled up to Brad andBobbi’s house. Stupid Santa suit! He’d hit a red light,just in.