Tommy is back in class and happy to have a vehicle there. Mom and Dad both asked me to thank you again for cooking up the steaks for dinner Saturday. ...hey both liked them a lot. They hoped you had a good time with us for Thanksgiving." I did, it was very gracious of them to have me in their home for the weekend. Did you get around to talking with them about our Christmas time plans?" I did, they think it's a good idea for me to go to Florida with you." You told them about my background, that. ”Her father had nothing to say.Hilda, her mom, looked haggard, “Gary we just don’t know who to believe.”Her dad, Fred, put his hand on hers, “Hildy.”“It’s true Fred,” she said, “Things have been terrible, just awful. Since she got that partnership I don’t know. I wish I did.”“Tell me what you’ve seen,” Gary asked.Her father breathed a sigh of his own, “Jessie’s always been a hard worker. She always did well in school, tried her best. You know? She’s our only child. You know that. She’s all. I could tell she enjoyed the attention she got from her little boy.It was a Friday night that I had nothing to do. When I walked in the cottage after school, I was greeted by my mother in her knickers bending over in the hall. When she heard me she straightened up and I could see that she was dressed in a nice white blouse and had white nylon knickers on."Oh, hi, Mark," she said not at all embarrassed for being in her underwear. We had gotten relatively comfortable around the home with each. “What?” Melissa asked.Jack asked, “What kind of a movie is about a boot?”“Huh?” Melissa asked.“The movie, Das Boot, is about a boot, right?” Jack asked. He ate a potato chip while waiting for her answer.Melissa had a hard time keeping from laughing at him. He had told her that his German was limited, but he had been pretty good with it so far. She said, “Das Boot means The Boat.”“That makes a bit more sense,” Jack said. He took a bite out of his sandwich and chewed thoughtfully.“It is about a.