I figured she'd had a hard night, so maybe she should rest.I visited with everyone for a few minutes before I decided my post-run stench was probably ...overpowering and I headed for the shower.Bailey joined me under the water as soon as I soaped up. I told her she was going to have to finish on her own because I wasn't getting caught with a naked girl in my shower by anyone in the house.She gave her mock pout again — even that was cute — but I hastened to get dried and dressed before her parents. Dad nodded and went back to watching his football game. I got into my old 85 Chevy S-10 and headed to the video store, wondering what place she wanted to eat at today. I really wasn’t that hungry but I wasn’t going to be rude to my sister and tell her no on lunch. As I got to the video store I noticed that there was hardly anyone there so I was able to get a front row parking, got out and headed inside where I saw my sister at the front counter checking out some older gentlemen. As I was. She'd talk when she was ready. I hoped. "Merry Christmas, Jenny." Merry Christmas, Mom."The conversation weighed on me as I went through the rest of the afternoon. I thought about calling David, but I wasn't really sure anything was wrong, and I didn't want to go behind Jenny's back. Jeff probably wouldn't know, either, though they'd always been close, and I didn't want to disrupt his and Caitlyn's holiday.After dinner, Mike and I snuggled under a blanket on the couch to watch old Christmas. It's cold outside."I looked at Anna with my mouth open. She reached across Donna and pushed my jaw up."Thank you." Go."Rose and Elaine led Donna and me upstairs and got us stripped and dressed in traveling clothes. There was already a suitcase open on my bed with underwear and clothes in it. My shaver was on top with my toothbrush and toothpaste. As soon as I was out of my gi, Sam grabbed it and folded it neatly to put on top. Sora took Donna's gi and I saw her little suitcase ready to be.
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