“Damn you, coming up with such a helpful idea!” Zoe told me with a huge kiss to the mouth in front of everyone, “and Ashley? Evie?”“Not much... to change in either case. Just the standard undoing of any ill effects of multiple pregnancies and some youthening for Evie, but I just don’t see anything to change about Ashley at all. She’s just fine the way that she is,” I told Zoe, “though higher libidoes are in order for everyone, I think. Just don’t overdo it. I’ve heard some horror stories. Then I had one more beer and went to my office. Chapter 3 At the appointed hour, I pulled up in front of the Eternity. I’d chosen that time well. It would give Carole time to get her stuff, and I knew that I couldn’t park in front of the Eternity. Traffic on Queen was always nuts, and this was a Saturday night. I stopped, and she hopped right in. “You weren’t kidding, it’s green, all right. But it’s a beautiful car. What model is it?” “It’s an M5. And you’re right, it’s green.” “I thought that. Her relationship with Craig was the longest running relationship of her life. The two had been close since Craig was just a child and as Craig grew into a man they added friendship to the mother/son dynamic of their relationship.The person asleep on the couch was not a boy anymore. She confirmed this truth as she gazed at him in the light of a nearby lamp. He was of average height, a few inches taller than her but certainly not of remarkable height. The close cropped hair and freshly shaved. She took a deep breath, then: "Well, you'd better get along upstairs, prepare yourself for dinner. Willis and I will be waiting." She turned, entered the dining room as Doris hurried up the stairs.Willis was standing at the old-fashioned bay window, his head crouched forward as he stared into the grounds. He didn't turn, but he must have heard his mother's footsteps, recognized them, because he asked, "Is she back?" Yes," said Mildred, crossing the room and standing beside her son.He made a.