She got him to open the lid and put on his bling. She explained the major function of each item as he put it on. Carther felt at peace with himself on...e the items were in place. It was a lovely feeling.He looked a Mary and knew he had found the person he wished to spend the rest of his life with. She was his soulmate. She negated his shortcomings and shared his desire to protect their people. He smiled at her with all the love he felt for her.“Welcome to the fold, Shield de Hur,” Lee said.. “Another Saturday with the Kowalskis?” I teased.“Uh-huh,” she answered. “We really enjoy their company.”“I bet,” I said. “I guess Dad is editing video right now?”“He’ll want to watch it tonight,” Mom giggled, “so I apologize in advance for any noises coming from our bedroom.”“I won’t mind,” I shrugged. “They’re happy noises.”“Are you here to help me with dinner or are you just here to make me break one of your rules?” Mom said. “If you’re here to help, you can peel some potatoes. Otherwise, get. ’ So I told her the first half of the Brandi saga. I figured I was on thin enough ice without mentioning the pregnancy scare. By the end she was howling with laughter. ‘I can just imagine the look on your mom’s face with your date hanging from the light pole by her ankles!’ ‘I still have nightmares about it!’ ‘Well, I go to yoga class with Lydia Tuesday nights, but I’ve never pole danced in my life! No wonder your mom was so pleased!’ ‘Mom likes almost everyone, but she loves Jennifer and Lydia. My wife declared that she was going to take a shower and went into the bathroom, I waited outside and allocated the kids some activities to keep them busy, I inserted myself into the bathroom and offered to wash her back or something.She told me I should be out there looking after the kids but she sounded fairly tolerant and amenable.I persisted and pestered until she finally agreed to let me join her in the shower, she had been under the flowing water for a bit so her skin was glowing, more so.