But I would’ve done anything to keep her from leaving me. Camryn gripped my body in her arms.“I’m sorry, I won’t leave you again.” I looke... over to Corey.“Corey, you’re the one that brought us together, you keep things interesting, it would boring without you.” Corey didn’t look pleased by my words. My mom was right; my dad’s way of fixing things didn’t work too well on girls. “You gave me the greatest sex I’ve ever had.”“Corey, just hug him so he’ll stop talking,” Camryn finally butted. " I let my hands rise up to rub my eyes, but made no attempt to cover my half revealed chest. My heart was starting to pound, but I didn't know what to do."I'm sorry Aunt Celeste, about last night. I would never do anything to embarress you." I was thinking too quick. But I still laid back, acting as if I didn't realize my nakedness. She didn't do anything to cause me to think otherwise."I know Matt. But it's a serious matter. But it's also my fault, for leaving you alone. I guess I haven't. "Sit!" He motioned me to a chair equally as luxurious as the one behind his desk. I sat."So Ernie explained to me a, well, a situation." Yes, James. A situation I wasn't out looking for. It just happened." So he said." He folded his hands together. "And I had an interesting talk with a Miss Dominique Domingue." She's an intelligent young lady who's had a rotten life right up to the point where an apartment building fell in on her."He looked at me. "That's what she said. And the sheriff updated. We still had a firm rule about only giving a token gift or none at all, but the children were different. Xan wasn’t interested in her own stocking, though. She had a little bag of gifts to put in Céleste’s and Sharon’s stockings. She made them origami swans. She debated a moment and then put one in her own stocking.“Otherwise they’ll think Santa forgot me,” she whispered. I treasured the words. Her voice was soft and far more mature than any of the other siblings. She spoke to others now, but.