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A Well Lived Life 2 Book 1 BethanyChapter 47 Taking Care of Business

March 30, 1987, Chicago, Illinois “What time will you be home?” I asked Jessica at 4:00am as we finished breakfast. “Well, I was assigned to a service that does scheduled surgeries and procedures, so unless something goes wrong, I’ll be home by 6:00pm. It’s quite a drive up to Northwestern and back.” “There should be almost no traffic now, but coming home will be during Rush Hour.” “After the first few days we’ll know better, then.” Jessica finished her juice, and I walked her out to her...

A Well Lived Life Book 2 JenniferChapter 49 Preparations

May 1979 On Monday afternoon, Kent and Jennie picked me up to get my tux fitted for the wedding. I was very happy to see that they had selected traditional tuxedos rather than some of the gaudy colored ones. All the groomsmen would wear black with light purple cummerbunds and ties and Kent would wear black with light blue. Jennie wanted me to wear black and yellow. I thought the offsets were interesting. Jennie explained that she was wearing light blue and her maids of honor were wearing...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 7 SakurakoChapter 33 Joie de Vivre

February 18, 1994, Chicago, Illinois “How was your first week?” “Crazy!” Amanda laughed. “Your kids are nothing short of amazing, but all seven of them are a real handful! And when their friends visit? It’s a complete madhouse!” “Imagine what it was like for Abbie and Veronica who were live-in!” Amanda smiled, “Well, according to Abbie the fringe benefits of living here were worth it!” “Abbie talks too much!” I chuckled. “You said that before!” “No trouble with the kids?” Amanda shook...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 4 ElyseChapter 7 Bethany

March 4, 1990, Chicago, Illinois “Well?” Kara asked with a smirk as she, Jessica, and I sat down to a quiet dinner in the ‘Indian’ room. “About as wild as could be. I was more than a little concerned by Abbie’s plan, but in the end, when she told me why, it made perfect sense.” “What was her reasoning?” Jessica asked. “She felt that it had to be raw sex and nothing more, because otherwise Becka would never have left.” Kara giggled, “Abbie seems to get smarter every day.” “I never had a...

Harry Potter and the Spellbook of Desires 1

Chapter Twenty-Eight – Ron’s Happy Birthday Part Three – An Evening Snack Disclaimer: This story does not reflect the attitudes or characters in the Harry Potter series, nor does it have any affiliation with its author. Story Codes: mmf, mf, f-mast, ncon, cream pie, grope, magic, morph, rape, spank, unif, voy Ron’s birthday had been an interesting one to say the least; not only had he gotten an early morning surprise by his very own sister, he had been given the best birthday present...

A Well Lived Life Book 9 AnalaChapter 31 A Well Lived Life Part II

April, 1984, Chicago Illinois “So what are you going to do about Becky?” Elyse asked. “I have no idea,” I replied, managing not to sigh. “I have to think more about it. I’m supposed to have lunch with her next Saturday. Then I won’t see her at least until after exams. I’ll have to figure out what to do at that point. Honestly, as I think about it, my first impulse is to do nothing and keep the status quo. I think it might be too late to resurrect things, and doing so would, at a minimum,...

A Well Lived Life Book 9 AnalaChapter 57 Fixing What s Broken Part III

August, 1984, Chicago, Illinois “«Hej»,” I replied, laughing. “Elyse, why did you hide Malin from me?” “I didn’t. She had a boyfriend for the last two years and spent her free time with him. They broke up at the end of last quarter.” “Still, you could have brought her around at least once. You know I like speaking Swedish.” “«Min kille var en som var mycket svartsjuk»,” Malin said. (“My boyfriend was the jealous-type.”) “«Synd. Vad hände?»” (“Sad. What happened?”) She laughed, “«Tro det...

A Well Lived Life Book 9 AnalaChapter 77 A Man of His Word

December, 1984, Chicago, Illinois In the morning I woke up at my usual time to find Kara already awake and apparently watching me sleep. I kissed her and then we got out of bed so that I could shower and she leaned against the counter in the bathroom while I did. She took a shower after me, and we went back into the bedroom to dress. Elyse was sitting up in bed stretching, so I went over and kissed her. We headed down to breakfast and after I ate, I kissed the girls goodbye and left for...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 1 BethanyChapter 25 Confrontations and Conversations

August 21, 1986, Chicago, Illinois “Joyce, I said am not going to put up with this!” I declared for the third time. “Steve, don’t do anything rash or stupid. Threatening Connie was NOT smart.” “Oh, that wasn’t a threat; that was a promise!” I snarled. “I told her so, too. If Anthony or Connie, or anyone associated with them so much as THINKS about Becky, I will put a stop to this in whatever way and by whatever means I deem appropriate at the time. You know me well enough to know that...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 3 JessicaChapter 7 Where Angels Fear to Tread

December 2, 1988, Chicago, Illinois Because it was the last class before presentations, I used the time to go over things that I learned during the three years that NIKA had been running. The most important one was that each speaker had, at a maximum, 12 minutes before they started to lose the audience, and in situations like the class, probably less. By the end of the lecture period, I felt that I’d given the students the best chance of doing well, and I figured that there would be some...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 3 JessicaChapter 21 LA Confidential

January 18, 1989, Los Angeles, California When the alarm rang at 5:00am, I was already awake, as it was 7:00am back in Chicago. Normally, I’d have gotten out of bed as soon as I woke up and found something to do, but I didn’t want to disturb Jeri who had still been sound asleep. I hit the button on the alarm to shut it off and got out of bed. I went to the closet and got a pair of underwear and my sweat pants, then went into the bathroom to change. “Good morning,” Jeri said when I came out...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 6 SamanthaChapter 23 Outline First Particulars Later

September 25, 1992, Chicago, Illinois “Ready?” I asked Jessica on Friday morning. “I have my bag, my notes, and my slides for the overhead. I’m ready.” We walked out to the car and got in for the drive to O’Hare. “Have you been to Minneapolis?” I asked. “No. Have you?” “I’ve driven through it a few times, but that’s it. What are you going to do besides present your paper?” “Attend five sessions on various aspects of emergency medicine, avoid getting seduced by slick pharma and...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 9 KamiChapter 41 Oranges are Omens

March 3, 1996, Chicago, Illinois “Steve, do you have a minute?” Jodie asked on Sunday afternoon. “Sure. What’s up?” “I’m working on a project for my advanced software engineering class and I’m having a problem with refactoring some code.” I chuckled, “You’ve come to the right place. Dave’s mostly had me working on refactoring old code off and on for the past two years because I can’t usually commit enough hours to work on new modules. Let’s take a look!” We spent about an hour going over...

A Well Lived Life Book 10 The WifeChapter 23 Interesting Developments

February, 1985, Chicago, Illinois When the plane touched down at Meigs, I thanked Patrick Shaughnessy and said that I’d see him on the 16th. I walked to my car and fired up the engine. Before I backed out of the spot, I went over in my mind what I was going to say to Cindi when I saw her. I’d thought about the conversation during the flight back from Blue Ash, and had concluded that there was no way to avoid upsetting her. I backed out of the parking spot carefully, then moved to first gear...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 4 ElyseChapter 50 Leslie Novak

January 13, 1991, Chicago, Illinois “I think I’m going to have the vasectomy,” I said. “But not until Jess delivers.” Jessica, Kara, and I were cuddling in bed early on Sunday morning. “Just in case?” Kara asked. “Yes. None of you girls has had any problems with carrying to term, but you never know. I’d hate to put us in a position where we couldn’t try again if we needed to.” “That makes a lot of sense, Tiger. It’s very responsible of you!” “It may be responsible,” Kara giggled. “But...

A Well Lived Life Book 2 JenniferChapter 8 Joyce

June 1978 Saturday morning was tough because of the previous night’s dream. I took a long shower and ate breakfast. I tried to talk to Mom at breakfast but she was still not speaking to me. Something had to give. I’d go to church again the following day as a ‘peace offering’. Maybe that would help. Dad drove me to the deli because Joyce would be picking me up there for our date. Work was better because we were catering a Knights of Columbus lunch. That meant that I spent time doing things...

A Well Lived Life Book 3 PiaChapter 28 As the Hourglass Empties Part I

May 1980, Hovås/Göteborg, Sweden Sitting in class on Monday, May 5, it dawned on me that I had just a month of school left, which meant a month left with Katt before she moved to the US. Two weeks after school was out, I’d head to Abisko, north of the Arctic Circle, for a week. I’d visit Stockholm for a few days on my return trip, and then I’d have less than ten days before I had to be in Copenhagen to fly home. I’d made the arrangements with YFU so that my Abisko return would route me...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 3 JessicaChapter 41 Feeling Out Of Sorts

April 1, 1989, Chicago, Illinois As I walked to Kimmy’s apartment I wondered if I should try some kind of ‘April Fool’ joke, but decided against it. I usually found them annoying, and it didn’t seem right to try to perpetrate one if I didn’t like them myself. I put those thoughts out of my mind and thought instead of all the changes that were occurring in my life. Penny was no longer working for NIKA, though that was a temporary situation. On the other hand, her upcoming marriage and the...

A Well Lived Life 3 Book 1 SuzanneChapter 41 Homecoming

August 19, 2000, Chicago, Illinois “Seriously?! Argh!!” Jessica complained. The arrivals’ board at O’Hare had just changed to say Kara’s flight was delayed by forty minutes over the short delay they’d had leaving San Francisco. “How does that even happen?” she asked. “They took off about ten minutes late, but they’re flying east, with the tailwind!” “A combination of air traffic, a landing slot, and gate availability,” I replied. “I’ve had a lot of good luck, but when it goes wrong, it...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 2 StephieChapter 47 Adjustments

May 29, 1988, Chicago, Illinois “He hung up?” Kara giggled. “Yes! I’m guessing he was expecting another brother and didn’t appreciate the news!” “You’re right!” Kara giggled. “What a turkey! Are you going to call back?” “I figure right about now Jennifer is calling the hospital and asking to be connected to your room.” True to what I’d said, the phone rang. “What did you tell your son?” Jennifer asked when I answered. “The little turkey hung up on me when I told him that he had a new...

A Well Lived Life 3 Book 1 SuzanneChapter 26 Power Disparity

July 1, 2000, Chicago, Illinois “How did the game go?” Kara asked when I walked into the house just before lunch. “They did exactly what Jesse said they were going to do - they went out in style.” “Meaning?” “They won 6-0. Nicole scored a natural hat trick in the first period. She got the last goal as well. Jesse stopped 29 shots, and Mikey blocked at least four. They’re having a team party at Coach’s house this afternoon.” “But you had other plans?” Kara asked with a sly smile. “I was...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 7 SakurakoChapter 23 New Year s Resolutions

December 31, 1993, Chicago, Illinois For the first time since I’d met him, I wasn’t sending anyone to Alex’s place for New Year’s Eve. It was, perhaps, a bit selfish, but this year I wanted my family and friends around me. Jorge’s death, and the entire situation with Jessica had really driven home just how important that was, not that I hadn’t believed that before. Alex had given me a bit of grief about it, but I reminded him that I’d been there the year before. Not to mention the fact that...

A Well Lived Life Book 10 The WifeChapter 6 Jennifer s Secret

December 28th, 1984, Indianapolis, Indiana We parked the car and I went to the hospital while the others went back to the hotel. It was past visiting hours, so even though Ed could go in, he decided to stay with my sister. I showed my license to the guard and went up to Bethany’s room. Her dad was there with her, and she was asleep. “How was her day?” I asked. “Uncomfortable, I suppose is the right way to put it.” “I believe it,” I said. “Anything new from the doctors?” “Not really. I’m...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 10 BridgetChapter 31 He Shoots He Scores

October 29, 1996, Chicago, Illinois “Aren’t you going to say SOMETHING?” Penny asked. “About what?” “Oh for fuck’s sake! My engagement!” “I told you ‘congratulations’,” I replied evenly. “And then you went back to work as if I’d said the rain had stopped or we were out of TP in the bathrooms!” “What did you want me to say? I can’t interfere in ANY way with you and Terry. You two need to work it out between yourselves. I’m happy that you’re doing that. But Penny, remember what caused...

A Well Lived Life Book 6 Kara IChapter 50 A Week in Chicago and a Girlfriend s Birthday

March, 1982, Chicago, Illinois and Milford, Ohio I arrived at O’Hare airport about ten minutes before Stephie’s flight was due to land. I parked in the short-term lot and quickly made my way into the terminal. I checked the arrival board and then walked briskly to the gate. The Jetway door opened just as I walked up and a minute later, I saw Stephie. She dropped her carry-on bag and ran to me, leaping into my arms and wrapping her arms and legs around me. She kissed me hard, then released me...

A Well Lived Life Book 5 StephanieChapter 18 Return of the Girlfriend

June/July 1981, Milford, Ohio “Mr. Blanchard, I would like to be able to speak with Kara. I know it’s not the norm for your house, but I’d like to help Kara with the dishes. We can have a conversation while we’re doing them.” “Dad, please let him,” Kara quickly interjected. A look was exchanged between Kara’s parents, and then, with a grimace, Mr. Blanchard nodded. Kara and I went to the kitchen. When we were out of sight, she gave me a quick hug. “Thanks,” she whispered. “We’re not even...

A Well Lived Life Book 5 StephanieChapter 24 Karin Part I

July 1981, Milford, Ohio On Saturday morning, I woke up earlier than usual, excited and nervous. I hadn’t seen Karin in a year and I didn’t know exactly what to expect. Karin and I had talked weekly, but there was only so much that could be said in calls that lasted less than ten minutes. Her letters were often breezy descriptions of what she’d done that week, things her friends had said and so on. She was fifteen now. She’d been twelve and a half when Birgit died. I was eighteen and had...

A Well Lived Life Book 2 JenniferChapter 34 Thanksgiving

November 1978 Thanksgiving week had only three days of school, but a lot happened. On Monday, Brent asked Beth out on a date and she accepted. When she told me about it, I was happy for her. She was a bit disappointed that it meant the end of our physical relationship, but she knew my rule. On Tuesday, Petra Johansson asked me if I was interested in coming to a St. Lucia party on December 13th. She would be making «pepparkakor» (‘ginger cookies’) and «Lussekatter» (‘saffron buns’) and...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 4 ElyseChapter 39 Reconnecting

November 19, 1990, Columbus, Ohio “Hi,” Tracey said when she opened the door to their walk-up apartment in a gentrified section of Columbus. We hugged. “Hi. How are you?” I asked as she let me into the apartment. We sat down in the living room and Tracey poured tea for both of us. It was an affectation that all of my friends had developed hanging around me, or, if they hadn’t personally, one they always had available for me. “About as well as can be expected,” she said. “And your...

A Well Lived Life Book 4 BethanyChapter 62 Everything Changes

May-June 1981, Milford, Ohio I woke up on Friday morning with the song Efter Plugget going through my head. «Nu är det bara en sommar kvar Ungefärg 59 dar Så ska man göra som alla andra Man ska in i cirkeln och vandra» (Now there’s just a Summer left Just about 59 days Now I’ll do like everyone else and join the rat race) Of course, the song didn’t really apply, since I did have a plan and knew what I was going to do, but it still came to mind. I swam with Stephanie, then we showered...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 8 NIKAChapter 28 Finding the Root Cause

November 16, 1994, Greater Cincinnati, Ohio “Let’s explore something different today,” Doctor Mercer said on Wednesday afternoon. “The young women you called ‘friends with benefits’ who seem to be in the category of women you think you manipulated or abused, yet who wouldn’t say you’d done so. You mentioned Mary Harrison. Let’s start there.” I smiled, “If there was any person in my life who could have sex without developing improper emotional attachments, it was Mary. And she was one person...

A Well Lived Life Book 8 StephieChapter 14 Moving Forward Part I

February/March 1983, Chicago, Illinois On Monday after history class I went to the clinic and picked up the results of my tests, which were, as expected, negative. I tucked the form into my bag and headed to meet Stephie for lunch. The rest of the day was routine, and I hoped that the next two weeks before Spring Break would be uneventful. I needed two weeks of calm routine at this point, but I suspected life would not cooperate, since it rarely ever did. On Tuesday afternoon I headed to...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 10 BridgetChapter 99 How Would You Know

August 11, 1997, Rochester, Minnesota “What are you thinking about?” Maria Cristina asked as we cuddled in the king-size hotel bed after making love, slowly and gently. “The usual for me - life, the universe, and everything.” “42!” she replied. “At one point, I would have said something along the lines of wishing there was a simple answer, but now I realize the whole point of life is that there is no one answer to ‘life, the universe, and everything’. It’s the sheer diversity of thought...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 4 ElyseChapter 67 You knew

June 12, 1991, Chicago, Illinois “You knew!” I spluttered when Kara and I met Jessica at the ER. “Let’s talk at home, Tiger. Please.” I nodded and we turned to walk home. I’d purposefully avoided Kara’s questions on the way to the ER from the office, and I’d flat out refused to talk to Elyse about lunch before I talked to Jessica. I was able to use her recusal to get past her insistence that I talk to her. No other words were said before we arrived home. “Dinner in ten minutes,” Abbie...

A Well Lived Life Book 9 AnalaChapter 24 Everything Changes

April, 1984, Chicago, Illinois On Saturday morning, after a night of passion which had lasted until after 3:00am, Anala and I slept in. I’d called Sensei Jim earlier in the week to let him know that I was going to stop attending for a time. He’d pressed me hard not to stop, but I simply didn’t have the time, at least until the end of the semester. I’d promised to reevaluate the situation at the end of the summer, but I knew what the conclusion would most likely be. Because we slept late, I...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 2 StephieChapter 40 You Give Meaning to My Life

April 8, 1988, Carol Stream, Illinois “What services are these again?” Jessica asked. “The first one is Vespers for Great and Holy Friday,” I said, repeating what Andrei had told me when I’d called to get the service times. “The second one is the Lamentations, which is Matins for tomorrow morning.” “Then why do it tonight?” Kara asked. “According to Andrei, all the services this week are celebrated ‘by anticipation’. So the Bridegroom Matins services that are done Sunday, Monday, and...

A Well Lived Life Book 10 The WifeChapter 51 Another Proposition

June, 1985, Chicago, Illinois Kara arrived early Saturday afternoon and once she was settled, Karin asked her to talk. They didn’t resurface until it was time for dinner, so I spent several hours working on programs for NIKA. Penny had made quite a bit of progress with the modules that she was working on, and I did my best to finish a key module that I’d been working on during the week. By dinner time, I’d come close, but I’d need a few more hours which I’d try to sneak in on Sunday. After...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 5 MichelleChapter 35 The Root of the Problem

December 16, 1991, Chicago, Illinois “I have some analysis for you, if you’d like to hear it,” Doctor Mercer said. “I’m all ears.” “I think we can trace all of this, in fact, practically all of your interior life, back to your mother and your sister. In what I would call a distortion of the traditional archetypes, your mother is equated to bad, cold, and anti-sex, while your sister is equated to loving, understanding, and sexy. This means, I think, that for you, at least subconsciously,...

A Well Lived Life Book 8 StephieChapter 20 A Reunion of Sorts Part I

April, 1983, Cincinnati, Ohio The rest of the week flew by and very early on Friday morning I kissed Stephie goodbye and set out for Ohio. By leaving at 5:00am, I’d make it to Milford by lunch time. I’d let Trudy know that I’d be in town and she’d planned Easter dinner for 2:00pm on Sunday so that she could accommodate me heading back to Chicago. Pete and Melanie would be joining us, and Trudy told me that I could invite someone if I wished. I arrived as planned, dropped my overnight bag at...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 8 NIKAChapter 33 You Don t Think I Will

December 6, 1994, Sydney, Australia “That’s a nice heavy load to lay on me,” I replied after I recovered from the shock of what she’d said. “You can’t REALLY be surprised by that, can you?” I sighed, “No, I guess I can’t. It fits every single thing you’ve said or done. You simply can’t get past the idea that once my penis was in your vagina, it excluded all others for all time.” “That’s putting things a bit clinically, don’t you think?” “It was safer to say that than whatever other thing...

A Well Lived Life Book 10 The WifeChapter 84 Honeymoon Part II

December, 1985, Stockholm, Sweden On Sunday morning we slept late and ate a light breakfast at the hotel, before heading to the Andersson’s apartment to meet Kristian and Karin. We had a good time together, and my first impressions about Kristian were confirmed - he was a really great guy, was very much in love with Karin, and would be a wonderful boyfriend. I hoped that they could make it work just as Jessica, Kara, and I had made it work. After dinner we went for drinks at a small...

A Well Lived Life Book 1 BirgitChapter 13 The Lake Part II

September 1977 It took us about ten minutes to get back to the cottage. I thought of a perfect way to really get Michelle’s goat. I told Elizabeth my idea and she laughed. “Oh, that’s evil! And I get to enjoy it. I mean, I get to really enjoy it, she gets frustrated, AND I get you before her. She’ll absolutely lose her mind. Though when it’s her turn, if you decide to give her one, she might come close to killing you!” she giggled. “I’ll take my chances, but she might just have to be...

A Well Lived Life Book 4 BethanyChapter 52 Reconciliations Part II

February/March 1981, Milford, Ohio On Monday, Josh Richards found me before school. “Steve, do you think you can teach me some Swedish and give me some pointers about Sweden before I leave?” “Sure Josh! We can certainly do that. I have the books they used in my Swedish for Immigrants class. We can work through those during the second half of lunch after we finish eating. As for pointers, well, the most important thing I can tell you is to be a nice guy. It will pay big dividends with the...

A Well Lived Life Book 10 The WifeChapter 30 Consultations and Confrontations

March, 1985, Chicago, Illinois “Why do you say that?” I asked as we got into my car. “Jessica wants you. She gets what she wants. You haven’t got a prayer.” “You think that I’m in some sort of thrall to her? That she can simply tell me what to do and I’ll do it?” “No. But she’ll propose to you and I think that there’s a very good chance that you’ll say yes.” “And you think she’s going to accept our relationship?” “Would she have bothered to ask to meet me if she wasn’t going to? If you...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 10 BridgetEpilogue

NIKA’s Story The transition had gone as well as anyone could have expected. Stephanie took over as CEO as of January 1st, 1998, and I FINALLY was able to return to my true love - programming. There were a few rough patches during the transition and subsequent expansion of the business, but the management team, with guidance from my ‘Kitchen Cabinet’, had preserved the «kami» of the company. None of the core team left, Bob Larson had come to terms with how I wanted to run the company, and the...

A Well Lived Life Book 2 JenniferChapter 36 A Long Road Ahead

November 1978 On Sunday morning I was surprised to find Stephanie awake when I went to swim. She joined me and swam laps with me, though she only completed about half as many as I did. We got out, and I was relieved that she didn’t try to follow me to the shower. I expected that someday, though probably at some point, before she was ready to make her request. She joined me for breakfast as well. “Going to see Melanie today?” “That’s the plan, Squirt. I’m just waiting for her mom to call...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 5 MichelleChapter 56 New Employees

February 4, 1992, Chicago, Illinois “You came to bed very late last night, Tiger.” Jessica was standing in the shower and I was leaning against the sink. “Sorry. The conversation just kept going and going.” “What did you talk about?” “Core values. Philosophy. Sin. God. She’s not confused. In fact, quite the opposite. What she is, is curious. Very curious. And not THAT way, O smirking wife!” “Sorry,” Jessica said. “She’s one of the most intelligent, thoughtful young women I’ve ever met....

A Well Lived Life Book 3 PiaChapter 16 Aftermath Annie ABBA and the ABC 80 Part IV

October, 1979, Hovås/Göteborg, Sweden For once, I slept longer than my partner. I woke to Sofia’s gentle nudging, telling me that it was time for breakfast. We quickly dressed and went to the table to join the rest of the family. There was some light conversation and Mr. Katsaros seemed a bit more relaxed, but still uncomfortable. I wondered what his reactions would be when he discovered Sofia and I were just friends. When breakfast was finished, we went back to Sofia’s room, and I packed...

A Well Lived Life Book 9 AnalaChapter 63 Mid terms

October, 1984, Chicago, Illinois When I woke up Monday morning, I carefully disentangled myself from Kara’s embrace and quietly dressed for my morning run. When I came back, she was in the shower, but was just finishing. I had her leave the water running and took my shower, and then we went down to breakfast. Sofia had eaten and was leaving for Loyola. She came back a few seconds later to hand me the newspaper she’d retrieved from the front porch, gave me a quick kiss, and was on her...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 2 StephieChapter 48 Transitions

June 7, 1988, Chicago, Illinois “So what did I miss while I was away?” I asked Penny when she came into the office just before 8:00am. “Not much, really. The newbies started last week, but otherwise, nothing important. I’m glad school’s out! Of course, you’ve missed most of the time I’ve been here full time!” “And I’m going to miss some more. One of my messages from yesterday was from Chris Gibson at Belarus in Milwaukee. I’ll be going up tomorrow.” “To work on HER or on programs?” Penny...

A Well Lived Life Book 8 StephieChapter 32 Summer Vacation Part V

May, 1983, Milford, Ohio On Sunday after swimming and breakfast, Stephie and I spent some time with my dad before leaving for Don Joseph’s house. We stopped at the Tri-County Mall on the way so I could get Larry a card and a small gift, and arrived about 1:00pm. Joyce was already there and a small nod from her told me that she’d explained things to her grandfather. I put Larry’s card and gift onto the table that was already overflowing, and went into this office to greet him. “Steve!...

A Well Lived Life Book 4 BethanyChapter 6 The Don and His Granddaughter

July 1980, Colerain Township, Ohio “What’s going on with you and Jennifer?” Larry asked. “She’s upset, but she won’t tell me what happened.” “We’re in a pretty bad place,” I said. “I’m not sure there’s really any future between us at this point.” “Why? You guys managed for a year while you were in Sweden. You can manage another year before college.” “Maybe if she had told me about it right away. Maybe if we had talked about it. But she knew in March and I only found out when her mom...

A Well Lived Life Book 5 StephanieChapter 14 Two Dinners a Send Off and a Business Plan Part II

June 1981, Milford, Ohio As expected, Sandy didn’t join us for swimming. Most of the girls had on one-piece bathing suits, though Mary had on her skimpy bikini. I thought Jake and Bill were going to drown given how wide open their mouths were when they saw her. My little sister didn’t wear hers because if it somehow got back to Dad, she’d get grief about it. Dad wasn’t home, of course, because he had taken my mom out for the day as I had asked. Even so, Stephanie wasn’t going to risk...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 5 MichelleChapter 9 Stress Fractures

July 22, 1991, Chicago, Illinois “No!” I said firmly. “Absolutely not! I simply won’t do it.” “Son, you need everyone to sign the documents,” my dad protested. “I realize. And I’ll get the signatures by ASKING, not by THREATENING. Look, the management team will all sign. Heck, they’re all shareholders! So of course they’ll sign. And I know for certain that Penny, Tasha, Zo, and Jeri will sign. So will Mario. Maybe one or two junior programmers won’t sign. So what? I won’t threaten anyone...

A Well Lived Life Book 9 AnalaChapter 50 Totaled

July, 1984, Dawsonville, Georgia Through a thick fog, I heard Red call my name. I slowly opened my eyes and blinked a few times. An accident. I wasn’t sure how long I’d been out, but I quickly took stock. I didn’t hurt, except for my neck, and I could move. I looked over and saw Red holding his head, a bit of blood dripping from his nose. I tried to turn to look back but my neck hurt too much to do that. “Stephie? Emily?” I called out. “I think I’m OK, Yankee,” Stephie said. “I can’t move...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 1 BethanyChapter 23 A Board Meeting

August 1, 1986, Chicago, Illinois I sprang from my chair and ran through the kitchen to the foyer. I pulled Jessica into a tight hug and kissed her deeply. She molded her body to mine and squeezed her arms tightly around me as we continued to kiss. “Do I get a turn?” Kara giggled, coming up behind me with Jesse. I broke my clench with Jessica and took Jesse from Kara so that she could greet Jessica the same way that I had. They broke the kiss, and Kara took Jesse back from me. “Let’s get...

A Well Lived Life 3 Book 1 SuzanneChapter 6 Making Common Cause

March 17, 2000, Apple Orchard Bed-and-Breakfast near Montpelier, Vermont “KATY!” I squealed. “BIRGIT!” she squealed back. My dad and moms laughed, and I ran to Katy for a hug. She scooped me up, gave each other a peck on the lips, and then she put me down so I could hug Davey. “Hi, Birgit!” Davey said. “Hi!” We hugged and he kissed me, too. Then I hugged Amy. I saw Dad hug Katy, and wondered if they were going to have sex again. I could ask Katy because she’d tell me. We shared all...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 3 JessicaChapter 46 Moving On

May 2, 1989, Chicago, Illinois “Everything is set for Pittsburgh,” Cindi said when she came into my office on Tuesday morning. “We rented a two-bedroom apartment for Mario and Ralph month-to-month until they can find their own places. The phones are set. They’ll start there next Monday.” “Sounds good,” I said. “Did you talk to Julia about hiring?” “She, Dave, Elyse, and I had a meeting about that. I think Elyse is going to bring you the full proposal later today, so I’ll just let her do...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 6 SamanthaChapter 32 Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold

November 22, 1992, Chicago, Illinois “Are you sure that’s OK?” Abbie asked. “I think this is one of those special occasions which allow it. Samantha showed good judgment.” “Thanks! I’ll tell Jason when he gets here this afternoon!” Samantha had offered to fly Jason and Abbie to New York for the Winston Cup Banquet so that they didn’t have to mess with commercial schedules and worry about logistics with the Hooters team. That meant Jason would arrive today as planned, rather than wait...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 6 SamanthaChapter 55 Trial Separation

April 19, 1993, Chicago, Illinois “Do you need any help?” I asked Jessica on Monday morning. “No. I’ll just take enough things for a few days and figure things out from there.” “I want you to come back home,” I said. “But those conditions aren’t negotiable. They can’t be.” “I know. You’re OK with my plan to see the kids each morning?” I’d been very happy when she’d made that request, rather than me suggesting it, because it seemed to indicate that I was right that she did love them, and...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 9 KamiChapter 60 The Magic Kingdom

July 7, 1996, On the Road to Atlanta, Georgia “I think that’s everything,” I said on Sunday morning. “The vans are packed, the coolers are stocked, and each of the kids has something with which to entertain themselves, which should last for the first fifty miles or so!” “Are we there yet?” Bethany mocked. “First kid that asks THAT is riding in the roof carrier with the luggage!” I chuckled. “Don’t suggest it!” she laughed. “Some of the boys would find that cool!” “So true! Shall we load...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 7 SakurakoChapter 36 Intimacy

March 9, 1994, LAX, Los Angeles, California “Steve Adams,” I said into the cell phone. “Steve, it’s Patrick. Aimee asked me to call you. She’s received orders for the Enterprise.” “Fantastic! When does she report? And what assignment?” “May 15th and she’ll be second-in-command in the CIC.” “Tell her congratulations for me. When does she come Stateside?” “About ten days before. She’d like to see you, obviously.” “And I, her. My schedule for early May should be pretty clear. Let me know...

A Well Lived Life Book 10 The WifeChapter 16 One Thing After Another

January, 1985, Chicago, Illinois When we arrived in Chicago, I drove Kathy to her apartment, and then headed home. I greeted the girls and went to my office to print out the paper that I’d written at Bethany’s. I wrote a bit in my journal, and then headed down to the basement for a sauna. It was the weekend, but with all our friends gone, and only my housemates around, I decided on the weekday rules and turned the sign the correct way to reflect that decision. I had been in the sauna for...

A Well Lived Life Book 10 The WifeChapter 52 It Comes Down to Trust

July, 1985, Chicago, Illinois When I arrived home, Julia asked if I had time for our Monday staff meeting. I went into the NIKA office with her and she went over the status of our projects. “Cindi?” Julia prompted, when she had finished her status update. “I met with six different union locals last week and signed up four of them,” Cindi reported. “It’s nothing like the deal Steve had with the other unions, but each of them is $500 plus $100 a year for support and updates. If we have to...

A Well Lived Life Book 10 The WifeChapter 70 Confrontations and Confirmations

September, 1985, Chicago, Illinois On Tuesday morning, just after Julia called the staff meeting to order, the doorbell rang three times in quick succession, and then I heard a pounding on the door. The last time that had happened, it had been the FBI. I hadn’t heard from them in months, but given the spy ring investigation and my relationship with Tanya and her family, anything could happen. I excused myself and went to the door. “Mr. Stephen Adams?” a scruffy-looking kid about my age...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 4 ElyseChapter 35 Special Circumstances

October 28, 1990, Chicago, Illinois Early on Sunday afternoon the phone rang and I went from the sunroom to my study to answer it. It was Ted Farley calling. He said he had some information, so I asked him to hold while I called Katy into the room. I put the phone on speaker and told him to go ahead. “The first thing I discovered, and it makes me very suspicious, is that she withdrew from all of her classes at UIC. Did either of you have any idea that she might do that?” “No way!” Katy...

A Well Lived Life Book 1 BirgitChapter 29 Joyce

February 1978 On Saturday, following my Friday date with Kellie, I went to work as usual. Once again I used the time to think. This time I was trying to figure out how I could meet Kellie and not have to hide or rush or anything like that. I didn’t have a good solution. Even if I could drive, that wouldn’t help much. The back seat of a car just didn’t hold any attraction for me. Except for with Mary, I’d always done it in a bed. I was keeping busy around the deli but there were no customers...

A Well Lived Life Book 5 StephanieChapter 8 Back to Normal Part II

June 1981, Milford, Ohio On Friday morning, Stephanie and I swam and ate breakfast as usual. Around 9:00am, my parents brought their overnight bags to the front door. A minute or so later, my brother came out of his room with his overnight bag. My parents were going to drop him, unfortunately not on his head, but at Jimmie’s house on their way to French Lick in Indiana. If it hadn’t been for wanting to be alone with Stephanie, I’d have told my mom that Jimmie was the one who had gotten...

A Well Lived Life Book 4 BethanyChapter 40 Firsts Part I

January 1981, Milford, Ohio On Monday morning at school, Tracey Jones pulled me aside and told me she had a question she needed to ask me. She and I were on different lunches, so I asked if I could call her, but she wanted to talk face-to-face. I suggested that I’d drop by her house after I saw Doctor Mercer that evening if she wanted, and she was fine with that. When I walked into Miss Barkhurst’s class, where I was the teaching assistant, I sighed. Dona Bingham was in this class. She...

A Well Lived Life Book 2 JenniferChapter 19 Mid Course Correction

July 1978 Monday was the start of Summer school. I had arranged with Andreas to start work at 1:00pm and work until 5:00pm, and on Tuesday and Thursday I’d go straight from work to Doctor Mercer’s, because she had made special arrangements for me. I had been looking forward to this class for months. There were twelve of us in the class. Larry, of course; Ralph and Ken from the chess team; Napoleon McCallum, who was a jock, but also a great student; Beth Pater, one of the smartest girls in...

A Well Lived Life Book 3 PiaChapter 7 Pia

July, 1979 — On the shore of Hjälmsjön, Örkelljunga, Sweden We picked up Pia a few minutes after 8:00am on Sunday morning and drove the hour or so to the cottage on Hjälmsjön. The cottage was small, with two small bedrooms, a single larger room with a sofa and a small dining table, a galley kitchen, and a small bathroom. We dropped our bags in the left bedroom and Rolf and Sinikka put their things in the right. I noticed that there was no TV in the cottage, which was just fine with me. Rolf...

A Well Lived Life Book 3 PiaChapter 11 End of Summer Part III

August 1979 — Hovås, Sweden It was the final week before I’d start school. Monday morning, after my jogging and golf, I went with Patrick to the store to buy notebooks, pens, pencils, erasers, and other supplies I’d need for school. I’d brought my TI-30 calculator with me, so I didn’t need to buy one. I also bought a small zippered gym bag to carry my homework back and forth to school. I managed to make all my purchases without speaking a word of English, but it had been fairly simple...

A Well Lived Life Book 3 PiaChapter 27 Americans and Swedes Part II

April 1980, Alingsås, Sweden When I arrived home, I noticed that the pool was full! In addition, the golf course had officially opened on Saturday. I had decided to continue skating in the morning rather than run, since I liked skating a lot more. I’d miss skating when I got home, but I was really looking forward to being able to swim again. I really missed that. On Monday morning, rather than head for school, I went to Centralstationen and caught the train to Alingsås. It was a short trip,...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 9 KamiChapter 35 What A Load of Crap

January 3, 1996, Chicago, Illinois “The toilet in the men’s bathroom is clogged again,” Will said when I arrived at the dojo on Wednesday evening. “Fucking government,” I sighed. “What?” “When we remodeled the old grocery store into the dojo, the toilets needed to be replaced and the new regulations that went into effect last year created toilets which don’t flush properly. And the government KNEW that, because they made it not only illegal to produce toilets that used more than 1.6...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 7 SakurakoChapter 39 Twenty Eight

March 18, 1994, Apple Orchard Bed-and-Breakfast near Montpelier, Vermont “This place is fantastic!” Gina gushed when they returned to the great room. “We certainly think so,” Katy laughed. “Steve, are you healthy enough?” “For you, always,” I grinned, knowing what she meant. I got a strange look from Gina, who knew Katy was lesbian and in a committed relationship. I winked at Katy, stood up, and walked over to her. I took her in my arms and looked deeply in her eyes. “You’re up for it?”...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 4 ElyseChapter 13 Intervention

May 8, 1990, Chicago, Illinois “How are you, Katy?” I asked when she arrived home. “Depressed. I guess that sounds strange.” “No it doesn’t. You told us before that it wasn’t a cause for celebration. And it’s not. The death of any relationship is hard. How was he?” “Angry and confused, just as he’s been since I first told him about my sexuality.” “Where’s Lauren?” I asked. “Studying. She has finals next week, just as Kara does. I guess Kara’s studying?” “Yes, with her ‘Chemistry...

A Well Lived Life Book 8 StephieChapter 76 Thinkin Bout Some Friends I Know

November, 1983, Milford, Ohio On Wednesday morning I had my usual swim and breakfast at my parents’ house, then spent some time with my little sister before heading to Anderson Township to see Anna. As promised, she was home with Kyle and he and I continued our tradition. “Steve!” he shrieked, running to hug me. “Kyle!” I exclaimed, scooping him up in my arms. He gave me a hug and planted a wet kiss on my cheek. I laughed and went to hug Anna. It was a bit awkward since Kyle had a death...

A Well Lived Life Book 4 BethanyChapter 56 Spring Break Part IV

March 1981, Milford, Ohio I let Stephanie know that Kara was indeed coming for dinner, as we expected. “Ready to start working on dinner for our guests, Mrs. Adams?” I teased. “God, Steve, don’t tease me like that! Just thinking about being your wife makes my pussy drip! Please, quick, right now in front of the fireplace,” she said, unbuttoning her blouse seductively. “You are insatiable, Squirt!” I said, removing my shirt. “Yes, I am, Big Brother. And it’s your fault! You feel so good...

A Well Lived Life Book 7 Kara IIChapter 3 Saying Goodbye Part I

June 1982, Milford, Ohio On Wednesday morning, I once again made breakfast for everyone. Joyce did the dishes after breakfast, and then we all sat in the living room with cups of coffee. The ladies from the church would bring lunch, and around 3:30pm we’d head to the Noakes Funeral Home for the visitation. I dreaded that, because I wasn’t a big fan of being in the same room as a dead body on display. There was just something that creeped me out about the whole idea. But I would be there to...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 4 ElyseChapter 25 Margaret Lundgren

July 25, 1990, Milford, Ohio “Hi, Sweetheart!” I said, exchanging a quick hug with her. “Hi, Aunt Bethany!” Jesse exclaimed. “Where’s Nicholas?” “With his grandma in the kitchen. If you go see him, you could have milk and cookies!” “Yes!” Jesse said and hurried into the house towards the kitchen. “Hi, Bethany!” Kathy said, hugging Bethany tightly. “Hi,” Kurt said, also getting a brief hug. “And how is my beautiful little ‘niece’?” Bethany asked, taking Kristin from Kurt. “Hi Aunt...

A Well Lived Life Book 10 The WifeChapter 28 A Reception

March, 1985, Chicago, Illinois After what could almost be called a fantasy weekend in Ohio, reality hit me in the face almost as soon as I arrived home. I had bills to pay, homework to finish, and laundry to do. I also needed to do some shopping, as well as some other things around the house. But the first order of business was to call Larry Higgins. “What happened?” I asked, after we greeted each other. “I don’t know. Mom’s trying to find out, but nobody’s talking. I thought my grades and...

A Well Lived Life Book 9 AnalaChapter 10 Conversations and Dates

January, 1984, Chicago, Illinois On Monday, after my first class, I invited Andrei to the Super Bowl Party, and then I walked over to the computer science building to see Doctor Bauer. I knew he didn’t have a class at this time, and hoped to catch him in his office. I did find him in, though I had to wait ten minutes while he finished a phone call. I asked him about remote access and he said that he’d authorize it that morning. “Do you have a modem?” he asked. “No. I’ll get one,” I...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 10 BridgetChapter 17 Happiness

September 25, 1996, Dallas, Texas “How was your meeting?” Eve asked as we walked into the restaurant to meet the seven members of the Dallas team. “We have a handshake agreement on the licensing deal. I need to discuss it with Cindi, and then take it to the Board.” “Unreal,” she said. “Any issues with the landlord?” “We can get more space on the same floor, but it’s not contiguous. They’d have to move the tenant next to us to give us contiguous space, and we’d have to cover at least some...

The Strawberry Patch Book 3 Life On The SavannahChapter 25 The Nightmare After You Wake Up

After breakfast, Erin, Lynn and Blossom took the girls into the family room and gathered them around. “Ok, we are going to read this morning. Each of the moms is going to read a different book, so figure out what books you want us to read then we will break up into groups and we will read the books to you and our babies. Now go!” As soon as Blossom said ‘Go’ the girls took off for their book shelf and after some chatter they returned with three books. “Nice! Now which mom is going to read...

A Well Lived Life Book 1 BirgitChapter 11 The New and Improved Me

September 1977 One thing was obvious to me. I was much more at ease in school than I ever had been before. Part of it was basically being with the same kids for the third year in a row. A bigger part of it was thanks to Jennie McGrath, Birgit Andersson, and Melanie Spencer. I had a lot more self-confidence and felt really comfortable talking to girls. Jennifer Block played a small role in that as well, as my confidante and advisor. Our discussions of sex had continued, and we talked a lot...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 6 SamanthaChapter 30 Self Control

November 1, 1992, Chicago, Illinois “What did you two decide about Jesse?” I asked Jennifer on Sunday, just before the Rap Session started. We’d just come back from helping Bethany and Nicholas move into their new place. Jesse wasn’t happy, but he’d known this was coming from the time that Bethany and Nicholas had first moved back to Chicago. He’d helped Nicholas set up his new room while the rest of us had brought in furniture and other things that Bethany had stored after Nick’s death....

A Well Lived Life Book 9 AnalaChapter 64 Halloween Surprises Part I

October, 1984, Chicago, Illinois October flew by. Between school, work, programming for the unions, and time with my friends, days vanished like fog under a bright sun. Wen had continued getting one kiss each Saturday, but nothing more, and she’d gone home after studying. The twins, for all the teasing and banter, hadn’t done anything except serve lunch when I’d visited them on Sundays. Things with everyone else continued as they had. Anala had gone on a few dates with Prajesh, the guy who...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 1 BethanyChapter 27 Fuck Them

September 15, 1986, Chicago, Illinois “When is Bethany moving in?” I asked Stephanie as we ate breakfast with Kara and Jessica. “In a couple of weeks,” she answered. “And you’re really OK with sharing a room with her?” “Yes. Jorge was a bit put out, but I explained everything to him and we’ll work it out. There’s always a guest room if I have an overnight guest!” “True. I really appreciate you doing this,” I said. “I don’t think it’ll be for too long.” “Oh?” “She and Nick. I’ll bet...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 8 NIKAChapter 69 European Vacation

July 14, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “Do we have everything?” Elyse asked. I chuckled, “Seven kids, five adults, passports, tickets, credit cards, traveler’s checks, and luggage. What am I missing?” “Nothing!” Jessica and Kara both exclaimed. “Let’s go, Dad!” Jesse said impatiently. “The plane will leave the airport at the scheduled time even if we’re early!” “Whatever! Let’s GO!” he demanded. “Hold your horses, Little Duck! We’re just making sure we have everything!” “We’ll start getting...

A Well Lived Life Book 7 Kara IIChapter 36 A Visit to Iowa and a Frightful Night

October, 1982, Iowa City, Iowa Alyson opened the door and flashed a smile. She and Becky hugged, then Alyson gave me a quick hug and invited us in. We followed her into what appeared to be a den, where she introduced us to her mom and dad. I managed to keep my face neutral when she introduced me as Becky’s boyfriend, but I saw Becky smile a bit when Alyson said that. Alyson asked her parents if it was still OK to go out to lunch with us and they said yes, but were clear that we were to come...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 4 ElyseChapter 15 Stephanie

May 14, 1990, Chicago, Illinois “Steve, I have the final contract from Jamie for you to sign,” Elyse said. “Were there any last-minute changes?” I asked. “Just a couple of wording changes which Dante’s lawyer asked for. Jamie was fine because they just clarified the terms. Nothing of substance changed. I have a red-lined copy for you to compare if you want.” “If it’s just lawyer stuff, I’ll leave that to the experts.” “It’s just lawyer stuff.” I took the contract from her, quickly...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 7 SakurakoChapter 75 A Perfect Mess

September 2, 1994, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota “Hi, Doctor Ross,” I said, walking into his office at the Mayo Clinic. “Another trip up on the private plane?” “Yes. I’m actually flying home tonight because we’ll be done mid-afternoon this time.” “Grab a seat and we’ll do a full medical history covering the past year, then I’ll do a physical, and finally, take you for the EEG-MRI.” I sat down, dropping my leather bag next to the chair. “I was kind of surprised when Doctor Barton and...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 5 MichelleChapter 26 A Bold Tactic

November 23, 1991, Chicago, Illinois It was 2:00am and we were still talking. Jessica had cried a lot, and we’d cuddled her. Then we’d talked more, and she’d cried more. And we’d cuddled more. While talking, the clouds in my mind parted a bit and I saw some light. She had her own incest issues to deal with, and reading about my own ‘descent’, so to speak, into incest had triggered her issues. “Jess, we should probably get some sleep,” I said. “You don’t hate me?” “For what? You didn’t do...

A Well Lived Life Book 9 AnalaChapter 22 A Turning Point

March, 1984, Chicago, Illinois I walked home in the chilly air and went straight to my office to write in my journal. I wrote a couple of paragraphs then stopped. I looked at the clock, and despite the late hour, I decided to call Bethany. I was happy that I hadn’t woken her and I explained what had happened. “If I’d had a choice,” I said sadly, “I would have chosen her as a friend. Having sex with her wasn’t important to me.” “No, but it was important to her. You just told me what she...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 3 JessicaChapter 53 The Gang of Four and a New Arrival

June 17, 1989, Chicago, Illinois “Steve, the caterers are here,” Kara called from the foyer. “Let them in. We’re on a really tight schedule!” “Steve, the florist is finished with the trellis,” Jennifer called from the back door. I sighed and said to nobody in particular, “You know, I liked it when Elyse handled all this stuff.” I went to the backyard to check the trellis under which the ‘Gang of Four’ would stand for their vows. It looked fine, as did the flower arrangements around it....

A Well Lived Life 3 Book 1 SuzanneChapter 19 That rsquo s the Way It Should Be

June 11, 2000, Los Angeles, California “There is one important question I have to ask before I answer - have you had a recent STI test?” “You mean STD?” “According to my friend Bethany, who’s a counselor, it’s ‘Sexually Transmitted Infection’ now. And in case you’re wondering, I’ve been tested recently.” “So have I. I have a card in my wallet. What about birth control?” “I have a card, too. I have rubbers, even though I had a vasectomy. I’m safe to dispense with them, so long as you...

A Well Lived Life 2 Book 9 KamiChapter 4 Molly Kraus

August 13, 1995, Chicago, Illinois “Hi, Molly!” I said when I walked into Ruth’s Chris Steak House where we were having lunch so I wouldn’t miss the usual family dinner which we had on Sunday nights. “Hi!” she replied, giving me a quick hug. We walked over to the maître d’ and were shown to our table, which I’d reserved earlier in the week. “So, how did the conversation go?” I asked. “About the way I expected,” she sighed. “He’s supremely pissed at me.” “Can you really blame him?...

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