”“Amen to that.” I replied and raised my glass to make a toast to welcome the boys, “I’m so glad to have you two home safe and sound for the...summer.” We all raised our drinks, “Cheers.”“This morning was less than an auspicious start to our clandestine activities. We have a couple of hours before your parents expect you home, Robby. Do you want to stay, or do you want me to take you home? After this morning’s fiasco, I will understand if you want to go.”“I’ll stay.”“Emily?”“Of course, I’ll stay.. I didn't like him using vulgarities in front of Melanie andDebbie. So I swatted him on the back of his head."What the hell was that for?" Jack yelled."You watch your language in front of Melanie and Debbie," Ireplied sternly."She was so weird," Melanie said. "She was all dressed inblack. Maybe she's a witch. We're getting a wickedstepmother."Debbie, who is 6 years old, started crying. "I don't want awicked stepmother."I stared at Melanie and shook my head. "Janet may be weird,but she's not a. Apparently the universe sent me into Michael’s body with the gift of healing in my loins.Winter Haven, Florida seemed quiet and pedestrian after those weeks on the road. We were all anxious to fly out to California to see Disneyland and couldn’t justify waiting until November to do it, so I hired a private plane to fly us from Florida to California, with stops along the way for fuel and sight-seeing. We over-nighted in west Texas, spent a long weekend exploring the Grand Canyon, saw several. We chatted for quite a while and became friends. During our conversations, we would have episodes of sorrow and moments of cheer. The chats eventually turned into flirting. We exchanged provocative photo's and videos. I was starting to get more and more brazen with my flirting. I finally made a pitch that stopped her dead in her tracks. I asked her to come visit me. She was completely taken aback from it. She didn't know what to say. She actually disappeared for a couple of months. I thought I.