Tom was looking at me, waiting for an explanation. "Tom, would you mind taking care of the kids tomorrow night for me? I promised Gloria I would help ...er put some things together, and since it will take a while, I agreed to sleep over to make it easier. I hope you're not too upset." He took a moment to answer, "Well, I think it's really bad timing, but I can see that it's for a good cause. I just hope Gloria takes good care of you." I hoped she took good care of me too, but somehow thought. I felt the urge to slap her as hard as I could, but I knew the anger inside was not so easily controlled so I held back. "I'll stop in the evenings after work so the boys won't notice anything right away." I opened the door and left. The door slammed behind me as I threw my bag in the back and climbed into my truck. I backed out of the garage and drove away.On the way, I pulled out my cell and called Clyde, my brother. He lived about ten miles away in a small subdivision. He lived alone, since. "They're beautiful," I smiled and curtsied with a laugh.His flat was much bigger than mine with a huge lounge and a balcony overlooking the wide golden sands of the beach."This place is gorgeous Mark," I exclaimed truthfully, "It must cost a fortune to rent."He looked embarrassed as he answered."My parents bought it for me for my eighteenth birthday." Nice," I said not knowing what else to say, but he volunteered the information anyway."They're a bit rich." They must be, it must have cost them. I realized that after I dropped you off. You deserved better.’ Hildy was sobbing and she wouldn’t look at Jim. He thought that he was fixing everything up, but he had just hurt her more. It was beyond his understanding. He stopped for a minute watching her sobbing with her face buried in her hands. ‘I’m going to finish this no matter what.’ ‘It’s just that it’s all happening so fast. I realized what I’d done while I was driving home last night, but it was too late to turn around and explain it.