I then plugged my phone in and moved the pictures into its memory. This was going to be awesome.Mom and dad had left that day and were gone for the en...ire weekend. It was their anniversary and Claire had decided to have a few friends over to get drunk. Fine by me. I was going out for some drinks with Kevin anyway but first I knocked on Claire’s door.“You left this in my room,” I said and held out her phone.“Oh, shit. I was looking for that,” she replied and grabbed for it. I pulled it away.. My mind had really been fucked up by her affair.After receiving the first check, I began to think more about by problem. I now had financial security, so that was no longer an issue. In spite of my anger and hurt, I thought of all our years together. The last few years had hardly been a picnic for either of us. Jenny had never complained and had always been there to take care of me.I decided that I should split the money with Jenny. It was only fair. She had screwed up big time and hurt me. My mom was mildly annoyed to find my nephew's bath wasn't over yet, so she urged me to hurry him up. She then turned her focus on her oldest granddaughter and told her she needed to get ready because we were leaving soon.I told my mom the bath was finished and I'd just been letting him play, which seemed to soothe her mood. As the water began to drain from the tub I lifted my nephew out and I watched both my mom and niece leave the bathroom. A minute later I was in the room my nephews were. ” And with that, Lucy left me alone with this beautiful brunette. I needed an ice-breaker. “So Corinne, what do you do?” "I’m an attorney,” she said, still undressing me with her eyes. “What about you?” “I’m a computer programmer. I create custom software for small businesses.” “Sound interesting.” “Not really. I spend the day writing code. The money is good, though. What type of law do you practice?” “Intellectual property. I help inventors get their patents and trademarks.” “That sounds.