And I wanted 60 percent of the value of the house since the mortgage had been in my name, and I'd bought it while Darla wasn't working. In exchange fo... that the reason for the divorce would just be irreconcilable differences, as opposed to infidelity, or breach of marital contract. My lawyer was sure he could get us what we wanted."Come on Dad, we're going to IHOP," said Shelby. "This isn't a day for us to be moping around. I know it's not going to be a happy day, but we can make it a good one. The morning of our trip, we made wild, passionate love once more. Around nine a.m. the phone rang, as it turned out I had some last minute stuff to take care of at the office. Although disappointed we could not take the same flight to Nashville, I assured her, I would take the next shuttle, which was scheduled an hour and a half after hers.Since we got our tickets online there would be no long wait to purchase them at the airport. I kissed her goodbye and then drove to the office, while she. I breathed a lot easier when dad and mum laid these fears to rest. I could see that because we were so young it was a lot less likely that people would think there was anything in our past to dig up. I decided I would just go on enjoying what we had and not worry too much about the future.When we got back home, we related to Phil and Mary the nature of the discussions we had with my mum and dad. They laughed when we let them know that we were amazed about the way things had escalated from the. He nodded approval as if these were the kind of things he heard every day. Gracie's story brought some questions, specifically to the spells I cast but also some sexual ones. There was still an uneasy air about this, as if I was confessing to a crime."Kid, listen, everything you can do, I can do better. Everything you HAVE done, I've done worse. I think I have something for you," he said. He spoke a few words of Arcanan and pulled out a book that was too large to fit into his jacket without it.