I don't know why he decided we were to be the lucky souls to help him through the rough patch, but we were it. Being ex school mates I offered him the...guest room for a couple of weeks and got on the phone canceling our coming parties and other visitors. After a few days Frank was feeling happier telling Anne she could call him 'Trigger', on asking why he told her she should know after the Strip Poker night years back. It appears that getting a hand job off Anne had been the highpoint of his. "I wonder what got into him?" Jenn shrugged and said, "There are a lot of weird people out there." We giggled and resumed our meals. At the end of the day I had quite a haul. I bought several dresses, skirts, and slips, as well as lots of pairs of shoes. Strangely enough, Jenna bought hardly anything at all, saying that she liked looking more than buying. By the time we returned home, Mom and Dad were already in from work. Mom complimented me on my outfit, saying that she was glad to see. "Jonathon sat passively, waiting until he was sure Daniel was finished. Even that was familiar, the patience to hear him out Thomas had always had, so unlike his father. And as always, as he spoke, there was authority in his voice. "I was there in Mama Low's at the behest of a secret government Ministry that was trying to bring your father to a court of law, in England, or wherever. A woman I was fond of, in Egypt, had died because I broke a confidence, and the corrupt web your father had built. We've dug and planted a garden and we're beginning to harvest what we've sown. We've also received a number of animals. All that is good, but we need to move forward. While our 'benefactors' haven't sent us any seed to plant or any livestock like cattle or milk cows, it doesn't mean that we should sit around and do nothing." Okay," Patricia interjected as I spoke, "what do you want to do?" That's the problem sis!" I said with a tone of resignation. "There are things that I want to do but I.