He had a large house and large family. His grandmother, Beth, was there, and she was hot, along with his hot mom and a hot sister that I thought might...be worthy of some holiday cheer. He had one of those families where everyone was hot, even his dog. Well all went well and I flirted with the sister and seemed to be making good time with her. The grandmother, Beth flirted with me when no one was around. Even the mom flirted a tad. Maybe it was a friendly way of getting to know me. Beth continued. "But not when I did." He didn't need to. You had me." And I know that is his concession. Hisadmission of investment."Thank you for saving me," I respond to his insinuation. "I'm still notsure how I can bear to live this life. But I guess it's preferable todeath. Especially in light of knowing there's more to our existence thanI'd previously believed." You're worried about going to Hell?" That's assuming I'm not already there. Wearing a little black dress ina pub like this is probably not too. Jo’s parents announced they had to leave for a lunch appointment and kissed Jo goodbye. She would stay with her uncle and aunt until the following day, a quite normal occurrence. As she waved them off, Ed took her overnight bag into the house as Bet answered the many questions the young girl threw at her about Blaze. Inside the old farmhouse, Ed climbed heavily up the stairs to the guest bedroom, prepared for Jo. An intriguing bit of lace stuck out of her bag as Ed tossed it onto the bed.. ”“It would better if you didn’t. Any updates on the situation with Dante?”“Just what I told the Board the other day - we filed our answer to the complaint and briefs on the motions. I expect we’ll be going to discovery as soon as the judge rules on all the motions.”“Keep me posted on everything.”“Will do.”We said ‘goodbye’ and hung up, and I went to join my family and friends.January 27, 1997, Chicago, Illinois“I have a fax for you,” Kimmy said on Monday afternoon. “It’s marked.