My wife said excitedly, “You can stay with us until you find a place!” Then she turned to me and asked, “Would that be okay, honey?”Shocked an... excited, I said, “Of course! No problem!” I looked at Joanne and she winked. I knew what she had planned.So, the very day that Joanne flew into the Orlando Airport, my wife was working second shift at the hospital, so I picked her up.“Where’s Sandy?” she asked.“She’s working second shift all month.”Then she gave me a big French kiss as she searched for. What a set of tits! Come on, baby! Get your clothes off and show me just how sexy you are!"Charley looked over her old lover. So this was Raymond Brock today! He had sure let himself go to pot! He had put on at least another hundred pounds, most of it around his middle. He'd always been big, but now he was fat in addition. The girl shuddered at his leering face and began slowly complying with his directions. Ray slipped out of his robe and stretched across the bed naked. He licked his lips. "Fuck you." Chloe said. But she got up. She gave the rest of us a look, waiting – I guess to see if we'd follow. Then she turned and walked to a different table."Why?" I asked."Same reason as with you. She has to join. She has to commit."But I hadn't. The ritual hadn't worked on me. I cast Renee a harsh look, but when she turned her gaze to me, my eyes dropped.Soon, it was our turn to go to the kitchen. We got our food. I took one waffle and some eggs.I chewed slowly and nobody talked. I should. .." Tomorrow?" Vanessa echoed. "But Santa left us presents last night, why did he... ?"Valerie cut her off. "He probably knew we wouldn't be here, we sent him the letter, so he knew we were leaving." She pulled on the jacket she'd found under the tree, Matt had to have put it there, didn't he? She turned back to the Air Force woman. She was younger than their mom, but pretty old, probably twenty-five or even older. "How did you find us? It was like you knew right where to go." We did honey, we.