And it doesn't swing open. It kinda moves straight up and bends over at the top and goes into the garage." Hmm. I'll check it out in the morning when ...he sun's out."Whatever. It was just a garage door.Jack went to open the front door and it was locked. He shrugged his shoulders and rang the doorbell. It took a while for June to open it."Sorry, Guys. I didn't think. I locked it like I always do when I came in."Jack said, "If you don't want us, we can always go back home."Bozo just snaked his way. When I told mom I expected her to be happy for me, but that wasn't the case and in fact, she tried to talk me out of it."You are both too young. You need to meet some other girls and find out what other fish are in the pond. You really don't know much about each other" and a lot more stuff like that. She never did tell me the real reason why she was against the marriage until after the divorce by which time it was way too little, way too late.Helen and I got the blood tests and the license and. If Jack needed help from Uncle Sam, he knew who to call and what to ask for. Chief Younger was going to have to sit this one out.Leaving Deirdre and Jessica behind in Scotland, I took the family G650 to Texas where I would be near the action. Our home there was properly stocked with lots of toys that might be needed if I were to go out to help Jack and Roy. Joan, back home, would deal with my personal schedule and every scheduled appointment would be put off, just as every invitation would be. I could see from the flush of Mandy’s face when describing some of Xena’s sexual escapades, that she found them quite arousing.Again, looking back, I see that Xena was not only trying to attract me into her web but also shaping Mandy’s attitude about men and marriage. Indeed, Mandy’s attitude towards me began to change noticeably and it wasn’t long before I became aware of her starting to be more aggressive and dominating, and more openly flirtatious with others. All of a sudden, she didn’t.