"The ma ... The being in the corner who is very silent, is an old friend, who is here because him and his kind owe me, and again I am always grateful ...or his kinds help." Idin said."We honor our debts." The man said gruffly.Idin nodded."And I am still grateful for you coming." Idin said"Um whats his name?" I said."Names are useless." The man said."But still it is useful to have something to call you by." Idin said smiling."I am Alpha, I am in charge of my clan, the title will do." Alpha. "What's hedoing out there?"I looked back across the yard. Dad stood exactly where I'd left him. Hesaw me and waved."He said he'd come in a minute," I told Mom."Well, wash up," she said. "By time you do I'll have your breakfast,ready."I could have washed up in the laundry room. It was just off off thekitchen where we were eating at the small breakfast table. But I optedfor the bathroom upstairs that I shared with Tyler,. It was larger andmore comfortable, plus I had to pee. After I relived. ” He had this look on his face as he tried to process the “just roommates” explanation but he didn’t push it. After talking for a little while, we decided to take a dip into the pool while daddy grilled.Kelly and I were floating on these cute pink and green innertubes when it happened, the neck string of my bikini got stuck. As I tried to slip into the water, my string got wrapped around the handle. I couldn’t free it so I just decided it would be fine if I went topless and then I caught. Go ahead and get the tractor and I'll grab the logging chain." Dad swallowed the last of his coffee and we grabbed our boots and coats.It really did only take a few minutes and as Mom and Dad left, I ran the plow up and down the drive again to clear the drifts. They'd just started announcing windchill factors on the weather reports. Nine degrees, but with a twenty mile per hour wind it feels like ten below. No wonder Rhonda and Donna were freezing when they came in. I was, too.They'd finished.