Something hot to drink would be nice though but before that I must get to the bathroom." Saying that he kissed her and went down the hallway to the ba...hroom where he quickly finished his business and took a few moments to shave and wash his face. Bill had intended to shower but decided to put it off hoping he could lure Kristel back to bed, however when he finished Kristel wasn't upstairs so he decided to take his shower and dress for the day.The tub was an antique claw-foot design and there. "The other good news involves Cal's father. Cal told me that the sheriff read his dad the riot act. The sheriff told him that if he hit Cal again that he'd sic Tiny on him. The sheriff said that Tiny would catch him alone without witnesses around and pretend that he was a heavy bag in a boxing gym. Then the sheriff ordered Cal's dad to sign up for anger-management therapy at the Ely Mental Health Center. Cal couldn't believe it, but his dad actually signed up for some group sessions."Lightning. Wendy stopped to pick up flowers on her way from the salon. I set them around so they would be in the view of the cam. I asked everyone to be dressed and in the living room by six twenty five. I got a lot of questioning looks but everyone agreed. I went to get dressed.When Jenny and I finished dressing I set the rings on the bed and handed her the cards I had written out for her to proofread. I opened the ring box and showed her the rings. The words "A million dollar smile came to mind." She. I didn't think I had much to offer on the subject of marriage.After a moment, Karla went on with, "Come on, Al, I'm trying to get a conversation going over here, but you're not helping much. I'm getting sore gums from flapping them." She only ever called me Al when she was fooling around with me like that, because she knew I preferred being called Allan."After my experience with marriage, I don't think I've got much to say about that subject," I said, keeping my tone light, and ending with a.