I was hoping to show you off to my aunt and a few cousins. I intended to put you on display, and that was very selfish of me." Jennie, my anger wasn't...about meeting your aunt or anybody else for that matter. It was because I made a decision a long time ago to not participate in any of the crap surrounding the holidays. It all makes me very uncomfortable, and the best way for me to deal with it is to just stay away from it as much as I can. If that puts me in the Ebenezer Scrooge category, then. Everybody saw my Father stiffen up when Sunny said, "Ben."Sunny stiffened momentarily herself but quickly recovered."I hope the traffic wasn't bad with so many people traveling. Here, let me take your coats." I'll get them, Mom," said Jeff, friendly and cheerful, too cheerful."It's lovely to see you again Joanne, Eh-Ben-E-Zer."He broke up the syllables differently from the way it should be pronounced so he could emphasize the "Ben." Jeff wanted to remove all doubt as to how Dad had gotten his. Maybe you were really speaking about what YOU wanted.” Sarah spun around to face Jess. “Maybe you want to lick this off of me.”Sarah’s world was rocked by a quiet voice behind her, “I’ll do it Sarah, I want to taste it.” It turned out butter would melt in Madison’s mouth.Tim woke up in Sarah’s bed, somewhat surprised to not find her there. His stomach was grumbling and he had to piss, so no use waiting for her. He pulled on his clothes, looking around the room for a bit before finding a folded. Ron had folded under Hermione’s thumb. “Yes, I’m rather tired too,” Harry said pointedly at her. She opened her mouth to say something, but simply stood up as well.“Goodnight, Harry,” she said. “Should I shut the door?”“Yes,” he said, “I think you’re smashing at it.” Her eyebrows furled, but rather than fight back she closed the door behind her. He was alone. But then, when wasn’t he alone? “You’ve been alone since you walked in the door,” he thought. He pulled the sleeve up on his right arm..