Debwasn’t a flirt or a tease but always looked good. I invited Deb to sit and went and got the baby. After changing and feeding her ... handedher to Deb to help with her baby jones. I went and made some tea for us. When Iwent back into the living room the baby was asleep in Deb’s arms so I put herto bed. I went back in and we chatted as we drank our tea. I was wearing pajamabottoms and a t shirt, not having expected any company. When I sat on the couchthe fly gapped open and I. Bernards, they have thick hair,” I said, shaking my head as she continued farther into the dungeon.“Honey is that a dentist’s chair? Are you studying to be a dentist?” she asked.Huh?“Yes, sure Mom, do-it-yourself dentistry is the latest rage!” I lied.“Jesus is missing from that cross, Steve-O,” she chastised.“He’s out preaching, Mom!” I said, exasperated.“There’s my sleep mask!” she chirped. “Why didn’t you tell me you had it?”“I told you all of this yesterday, Mom, but you forgot!” I said,. It was about a seven-hour drive to Kate’s house, so the first night we got there, we basically said hello and went to bed.During breakfast the next morning, my wife and Kate had a lot of catching up to do as far as what was happening in each other’s lives. During the conversation, Kate mentioned that she thought I acted really exemplary for a husband. My wife said, “He acts real good, because if he acts bad or is naughty, I spank him.”Kate asked me, “Clyde, is it really true that she spanks. I shrugged, and the moment passed. Later, when we were taking a break, Terry pulled me aside.“What the fuck was that?”“Jamie being Jamie,” I said. “Just ignore him.”“You know I WANT to see her, but she’s a stickler for the rules.”“And you aren’t,” I replied.“About as much as you are, Boss!” he said with an easy smile.“There might be some truth to that,” I chuckled. “You know he’s not handling issues like that for us at this point. You can safely ignore him, as I said.”“Right. You hired your own.