‘He’s my best friend… just about my only friend sometimes.’ I looked at this sad-eyed girl as she spoke, and the same world-weary attitude I s...ared was evident in her voice and face. She was far too young to be so jaded, I thought. ‘I’m sorry,’ Janice sniffled. ‘It’s just that I’m still upset at him running out like that. Would you like a cup of coffee… I’m sorry. I don’t even know your name.’ ‘Jim. Yes, I’d like a cup if you’re going to join me.’ We made idle chit-chat as Janice made the. I did not think so because it seemed like some thing that none of us would do (oh how wrong I was). We where at their house for a barbecue and pool party around 15 years ago. After the party ended we stayed to help clean up. The k**s where at their friends house so it was just the four of us. We had all been drinking a lot. So they say we should not be driving and for us to just stay there so we all ended up back in the hot tub. The next thing I know the girls are removing there tops. So Rick. I really can’t ask you to help any more than you already have.”“Nonsense, I haven’t done anything but let you use my phone. Look, it’s a ten-minute drive to Big Rapids, and there is a Walmart right off the expressway. I will take you there and you can get some temp clothes for tonight and I will buy you dinner at one of our local cafes that makes plain, but delicious food. It will be my treat. Count it as my payment for hijacking your daughter onto my deck.”With that, we piled back into my. .." Kip watched as Clay and Kill cuddled, and thenit finally occurred to him what needed to happen. "Giving is better thanreceiving," he whispered to himself."What was that?" Jilly asked."Giving is better than receiving," Kips said, getting excited, "it's whatone of my instructors from NCIS said. He told us that giving is always abetter way of generating Christmas cheer..." So what does that mean?"Kip grimaced and peeked over at the couple. "It means we need Clay to stepup and give it to Jill,.