I sat on the couch with my feet tucked under me asTina passed out everyone?s presents. Every present I opened was eithersome article of girls? clothin..., lingerie or jewelry.?Tina,? Dad said, ?It looks like you?re going to be the best dressed girlin school after Breanna changes back to her boys? clothes.??Yeah, it does kinda suck that I?m going to have to give away all myChristmas presents to Tina," I said.?I can?t wait!? said Tina; ?I?m going to have Christmas twice this year.??Maybe we?ll have. I’m sorry. I’ll make it up to you when I get home. OK, love you.’ Click. I pressed the phone to my forehead. Jesus Christ, what have I just done? I suddenly felt freezing cold. Well, of course you are. You’re sitting outside, naked. I jumped up and ran back inside into the bedroom. I crawled under the blankets, snuggling my back against Sasha’s stomach. He threw his arm over me, pulled me closer and said quietly, ‘So, who was that?’ My heart stopped. ‘How… What did you hear?’ ‘Probably. Imade that apron for him several years ago. Do you like it?" I can't begin to tell you how much!" Cerise excitedly said.Having cleared the cups, saucers and dessert plates Colin returned>from the kitchen and asked, "Mother, will there be anything else." Julie?" his mother asked."I have had a stressful day," was all she had to say taking out theclip that held her hair up in a twist.Cerise was so taken in by this scene that she wasn't sure if shereally had seen him curtsey as he again went to. I blocked out a couple of hours to review the résumés on Wednesday morning and set about going through them. There were twenty-four in all. Most were local, but several were from outside the area. The job market was tight and I expected I would get quite a strong reply to the ad.Once I had gone through them, I would give them to Len Murchison to get his thoughts. He was our comptroller, but he was also a good judge of character and wouldn't have any bias that would rule out a good candidate..