"Mike really likes my feet, too," she said. "Did I tell you how I negotiated by salary? At first he said that he couldn't get away with paying me your...salary, that the pay grades are too well established. I told him that I could make his stock grow quickly, I got up, trailing my hand across his chest and walked to the wall. You know he's got that wall of his office with the built in bookcase, and all those old books? There's a ladder that slides on a track, so that you can reach the top shelf. It was an interesting dynamic that had developed in our family gatherings. Because our spouses both worked in similar industries, they were happy to sit and engage in "shop talk", while Sandy and I took care of the food preparation work. Normally I wasn't keen on that aspect and made sure that our spouses also did their part, but today I didn't mind working in close proximity to her without anyone else around. The k**s were all outside being supervised by Monica, Sandy's 15 year old daughter. "Just then, the front door to the house opened and in walked Charles' dad. The man was still naked."Dad's home Mom!" called Melissa, as she turned and gazed out of the living room and into the hallway. "And he's naked as a jaybird." Hi honey," Ted Ralston said upon seeing his daughter. Putting down his briefcase by the front door, he walked over to her and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Then he turned to Charles and smiled."Hi sport," said Charles' father, "how was your day?" Awkward Dad, very. "Oh you don't know? Johnathon and I went to school together. Johnathon used to get his ass handed to him almost every day 'til I stepped in. I got a few beatings as did Johnathon but we got through that first year. After I taught him to fight we were almost unbeatable mid-way through the second year we were actually feared a little." "No, none of this is in either of your files, though I don't understand why." The elder stated a little confused. "You know that Johnathon's father, and then.