I guess best part of another hour must of passed and I assumed the film had ended as I heard the click of heels coming down the cellar stairs. I hadn'... noticed this before, but assumed I was only noticing it now because of my heightened sensitivity in my isolation. Then I saw the door slowly being opened, as if she didn't want to wake me if I was asleep, and as it opened wider saw her silhouetted against the light in the hallway. I struggled and moved about to let her know I was awake, so she. I was wearing a tweeddress with a hem just above my pantyhose covered knees.We sat on the couch and I gave him his presents. "I hope you like them." Ya know I will," he teased, as he took a string of my hair in his hand,and looked me in the eyes. "Um, Sabrina I have to tell you something. Meand Eddie are going on Spring Break next week to Tampa, I have an Auntdown there and we are going to stay with her." Oh, that should be fun, I always loved Spring Break." The thing is-" He paused. "After. She suggested we meet with Reverend and Goddess.They were less than a day’s drive away, overnighting on the way to their next location, and were pleased to hear from me. Of course they would offer counseling.When we got there, enjoying the single-barrel bourbon I’d brought, these spiritual leaders said they’d heard our story many times. They had started out in a similar situation twenty-five years ago. When the Reverend, who was a used car salesman at the time, was found giving special. Next morning, I sat and watched Mum as she busied herself in the kitchen after breakfast and at a convenient break in her seemingly unending round of domestic chores, said to her, "Mum, please sit down for a moment, I need to talk to you." She looked a little puzzled but did as I asked. "Mum, I know that your wedding anniversary is in two weeks time, and I know how important that was to you. So I've made a decision and I won't take 'no' for an answer. I am taking you out to dinner and dancing.