I thought about that. I'd pretty much felt that way since we'd moved in; Jill took care of all of that stuff. The food, the dishes, the laundry, all o...f those things had become Jill's realm. It was supposed to be my apartment, and it was, but I'd considered it ours from day one.She started stirring behind me so I knew she'd be awake soon. I let her wake up on her own. She didn't realize I was awake and tried to work her hand out of mine without waking me. I played along, groaning a bit and. Gawd, he was such a wimp from her perspective. Mine too actually.“Your father and I seldomly argue. You can’t argue when you just don’t care. He was always so drunk, he didn’t care. I couldn’t care for a man who didn’t care about his family. We just tolerated each other whenever we were forced together.”Yup, definitely pissed at the old man. What about me?“Your father and I haven’t acted like a married couple in a long, long, time,” said Mom.I gave my mother a sympathetic look.“I can’t tell you. And when we evacuated for the hurricane I didn't think I'd get back alive. Mom's boyfriend was crazy. I hate to use the term 'batshit' but if it was in the dictionary they'ed've had his picture next to it. And what was worse, some of her 'friends' were already making little comments about doing things with me." Yep," I said, "that's what I'm talking about. If me and Dan had been working on the same job, I would've been driving up the road bitching about the hurricane traffic and I would'nt've. Dan smiled at the boy's embarrassment. He liked his innocence and plannedto savour every moment as he turned the teen into his plaything. "Don'tworry, my horny little toad. You will get all the sex you've dreamed aboutand more. However your mother doesn't need to know everything about ourarrangement. She will expect you to have a room of your own." Of course. I didn't think of that," Blake said, feeling a bit stupid.Mrs Dean re-entered the living room at that moment and Dan stood up. "Let'sgo.