"Sure once I get past the encryption." Can you do that?" Hey, I'm a computer programming analyst, aren't I?" he smiled. "Give me thirty minutes.As Vic...kie stood watching his progress, Laurel motioned to Yuki and the two retired to the dining room where they spoke in low voices for several minutes."Thirty-seven minutes, I must be getting old," grinned Donnie as Andrea's financial records flashed onto the screen."There are three women here who don't think so," smiled Vickie. "Now what can we do?". She was undeniably lovely and I had played the roll of her husband often enough. I found it a comfortable role to play; she seemed to find it equally acceptable. If there was a woman that I could - that I would want - to take as a wife...Then, I was younger, more rash. The life of a mercenary suited my nature. My only commitment was to my current contract. My only loyalty was to myself.I went where 'now' took me, and did what I was hired to do. I lived by my own honor; I saw myself as Ronin -. Yes, I was born to take care of youevery single day of my life.”-Queen, “I Was Born to Love You”(This chapter takes place the afternoon and evening leading up to “A Conversation Amongst Equals.”)A few hours later, Troy and Julie sat on Propappou’s bed, going through almost a century’s worth of clothing and tossing it into one of four boxes marked “keep,” “donate,” “trash,” and “Helen.” Troy picked up a bright red smoking jacket and debated between keep and Helen before tossing it into the keep. They also usually had their clothes off as soon as they got in the house. A couple of times Gwen got out of the car naked. She is an honest to goodness GILF that I would never F, but she sure is easy on the eyes, like her daughter.Blossom called them and asked them to come over and watch the infants while we went tree hunting and they came over in a flash. As they got to the house, we were already loading the girls into their car seats in the van. They kissed their grandbabies and the mom’s.