I stood up and slid the door open. "Where are you going?" she asked "What have I done? Have I offended you?"I didn't know what to say, I blustered 'No...I am alright, I just think it would be better if you finished on your own.' "Better, How better?" she asked. "We are helping each other shower, that's all. you have cared for me since I was a c***d so what is the problem? Please Mrs D, Please stay".No problem for her maybe, but I was blowing it up out of all proportion, I had never experienced. Before I could do anything she pulled my head to her body and held it with bother hands."I love you so much Sam," she told me, her voice charged with affection for me."I love you so much too mum," I figured she had decided this had to stop.Then she released my head and just stood in front of me, looking down with those loving eyes and smiling. I must have been wrong about her changing her mind, I thought with delight. I reached out again and took hold of her skirt and lifted, and this time my. ” 8 hours later we get back to the apartment, I look like a Sherpa trying to get all the bags up the stairs and in…Thank god they work for a living and I did not have to pay for this…I would have been getting ‘no net pay due’ chits from the military for about 8 months…geez… They did get several things for the apartment and to make them all more comfortable there, so it was mostly needed stuff. We all settle in after eating the leftovers from Mandy’s little surprise encounter last night and just. ”“Hell, I can take care of myself!” he protested.“No, Dad, you can’t!” she told him. “Dad, you’re sitting here drinking and playing with a gun. You’re not eating and you’re not taking care of yourself. I’m not stupid, I know what’s going on. I buried Harry four years ago, my folks two years ago, and Millie three months ago. I will be damned if I go through this all over again at Christmas!” Tears were pouring from her eyes. Behind her, Ronnie picked the gun off the buffet and carried it into.