She had felt in danger then; self-defense knowledge would have helped, not that she ever expected to face such a challenge again; she was safe in her ...ew family.“Reg?” It was Freda, who had come through to join them.Sidra greeted her, “Oh, hi, Freda. We have your Dad on duty, we heard, doing his legal action on our behalf.”“Yes, I know. He has just been on the phone to me, to consult as to what compensation we would accept. I told him I was not at all happy at that paper’s assertions or. Besides, I do not go anywhere without it.”“Does that include the shower?”“Is this your attempt at humor, Mr. Holden?”“That’s Detective Holden, but you can just call me Curtis,” he counters. “And yes, I guess you can even say it’s my American humor.”“Yes.”“Excuse me?”“Yes, I even take it in the shower,” Yulia elaborates.“Really?” Curtis wasn’t expecting this answer. “Why there?”“When you have seen what I have, Detective Holden, you would too.”“Curtis...”“Excuse me?”“You can call me Curtis.”“I. I’d imagine the good stuff is nothing I can take credit for. I could have packed my bags and ran away to work a truck stop. You’d probably be happier with me out of your lives, but until Master kicks me out, you are stuck with me. I love you, Sir,” Karen was in tears.We changed the subject and let the woman have her moment.“What about Kyle? What did he do wrong? Rob a bank?” Simon asked. My little brother has a precocious quick wit, and the joke lightened the somber mood.“Kyle, attention!”. I was sitting at home on a Friday night surfing the net and was logged onto Yahoo Messenger. I went into several chat rooms, and was looking in several states nearby for ladies to chat with. First a little about me. I am from Penna, and at the time was 59 years old. I am married to a wonderful woman and have 2 daughters and one son. They are all grown up and away from home. My wife and I have been married 40 years or so, and we get along great. The only thing that has changed over the years is.