We had to stop a couple of times so she could get rid of some of that vodka on the side of the road, but we made it home. I took her to her bedroom an... helped her get out of her clothes, which reeked of alcohol and other unpleasant odors. When she was in bra and panties, I put her to bed covering her and turning out the light.This was the routine we went through a lot of weekends. There was an occasional one where she stayed lucid all weekend, but not many. During the week she had to work so. I love my parents for what they done and have tried to do the same with my kids, so far, so good. My story: We were in a local department store when one of my children found a wallet on the floor. Curious to see what would happen, I watched. He opened it up, looked at the driver’s license and peeked around to see if he could spot the owner, he didn’t. He asked me what to do and I told him let’s take it to customer service. They indeed found the owner later on, but I was a proud dad knowing he. We’re going to Sven. With the Lodestone destroyed, I don’t need to be here.”“But don’t you need to be close to your father to spy on him?”I shuddered. I so wanted to be close to him. “Not any longer.”“But, what if he has new—”I pressed a finger against her lip. “We are leaving. We’ll being making our preparations in the morning, okay?”She nodded her head, though slowly, reluctantly. Her eyes shone with the candlelight burning on my nightstand. I saw it in her eyes. I hugged her to me, squeezing. .. like, there's a new CD I just gotta have? I thought... maybe... after what we done yesterday... maybe you'd give me a present? Like... so I can buy the CD?"The little girl was oblivious to the implications of what she was doing, but the minister wasn't. He should have been repulsed by her request but Bill had a major deficiency in the area of morality."Sure, Debby. How much is the CD?" It's... twenty dollars, Sir." Would he guess that she was ripping him off?"Come closer, Debby." And, taking.