” Her face tightened. “Does Dad know you’re wearing that?”“Why would your dad care?” I asked. “I’m just wearing this to make sure I ge... the most out of my boys. I mean, look at Kenneth. He’s certainly paying attention to me.”“A corpse would pay attention to you, Mom,” Courtney muttered. She turned around and thrust the milk into the refrigerator.I slipped onto the barstool and had breakfast with my children while my husband was upstairs taking his long shower. He would just have a cup of coffee. A towel, a hair brush and hair bands. Black bags, plastic sheets and a pair of killer black stilleto heels."You're going to let me wash you. Then I'm going to dress you and brush your hair because let's face it, you look like a street corner come bucket right now and no one is going to pay good money to fuck you." She laughs as though we're best friends having a private joke. "Then I'm going to lead you to your new bedroom." My..my new bedroom?" I don't need a new bedroom! I have a perfectly. ‘God, I'm sorry Areeya, I am so fucking stupid.’Areeya held up her hand, ‘Don't worry, Alex, I think it's a great idea, but could it be just three of you this time. I have plenty to do at the bar. You can handle the boat perfectly well without me.’‘Are you sure, Areeya?’ Alex was suitably apologetic, but I could tell she wanted to go.‘No, you all go ahead. It will do you good. Does Shane know yet?’‘No, I'll call him now, if you're sure it's OK?’ Areeya waved her hand, ‘Alex, it's fine, enjoy. At school he'd had a brief fling with another guy, which he had enjoyed very much. Their encounters were unfortunately not as fulfilling as Lourens would have liked, because the other guy didn’t seem to be as enthusiastic as Lourens was about their assignations. Lourens would never have thought of himself as gay and was happy to be married, but that itch to fool around with another man was always with him.He had considered joining a gym after eavesdropping on the conversation of two gay fellow.