His head throbbed like a stubbed toe and the sudden loud noise had made him jerk. Soft fingertips connected with his cheek and his focus turned to the..., concentrating on the texture. They were replaced by a pair of firm lips that gently touched several places on his face. Wincing, he forced his eyelids open, he blinked repeatedly, waiting for his sight to clear and for his pupils to adjust to the light. ‘You stupid son-of-a-bitch!’ Darrin threw his arms over his head, hoping that the action. “I was caught between two of my sons.”I nodded. “I know. And you made the choice. I don’t have to like it, but it’s done and I might be able to count on you in just about every other situation imaginable, but you’ll always choose Billy. In my head, that’s the inescapable truth. So I refuse to ever put myself in the position to need you when Billy might demand something. Since he’s a spoiled little shit, he’s likely to demand Mommy anytime of the day or night, so I refuse to rely on you.”“It. .. with my job." I see. So you're going back then." Yes." When?" The end of the week. It seems silly to linger here when there's a large house going begging."Jenny nodded sadly."How's your course doing?" I asked."I'm just marking time waiting for my results." Come and live with me." What!" Jenny gasped."Come and live with me in Newbury." Are you serious?" I said I want us to be together, but not here."Jenny's despondency disappeared and her expression turned to one of careful. "Dad, he asked me. How do you make it work. What's the secret to a good marriage? I want mine to succeed more then anything." Toni looked at me with tears in her eyes and kissed me."I told him that communication was the key to a good marriage. No one really wins in an argument. You need to learn when to give in. I asked the band if they could play a special song for me. It was one that my wife Mary and I danced to at our wedding nearly forty years ago."Chris, dance to this song with your.
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