We barely had enough money to pay the bills, much less money to spend on a lot of Christmas presents. But Terry still believed in Santa, so we worked ...ard not to disappoint him.Mom and I know the real story about Santa. However, even though Santa Claus isn't real, Scrooge and the Grinch are real and are rolled up into one person--my father. The reason there wasn't a lot of presents under the tree this year was that the divorce between my parents became final earlier in the year, and my father. We should take it slow. Like I said, she will do almost anything once she gets a dick in her. We moved closer to the hall again so I knew she could hear us. The “Cable guy” said he wanted to check the connection in the bedroom. I said follow me. We walked into the room where my wife still laid on the bed. This time she not only had on the bulky robe but she had covered up with the sheets. I introduced my friend, (I'll call him Ron) she said hello in a rather meek voice. Ron turned to look at. ”She slipped the chain from her neck and dropped it into her bag. “Understood.”It was well after dark on a late October Friday when we pulled into the driveway of a 1960s vintage ranch-style house. I popped the trunk and carried our bags to the front door.My half brother opened the door. “Mom ... Dad ... Lenny’s here.”My dad and Karen stepped to the door. “Karen ... Dad,” I said, “this is Mae.”Mae extended her hand. “Pleased to meet you.”My dad slapped me on the back. “So, Lenny — did you. I told Tamara I would be leaving for a meeting later. I would be taking Audrey with me. She looked at me funny."I think the position I'm going to give Audrey is as my personal assistant. Do you think she would like to work under me?" She would like nothing better. She would like to be employed by you as well."I laughed and went out to the pool. I figured I had better clear it with Lena first. I asked Lena to come with me so we could talk. Audrey looked dejected since she was being left out."I.