The water jets feel sooo good after your wedding night.”Ann held the door for them, but both new wives were reluctant to leave their husband. “He�...��ll be with us in a few minutes. His food is waiting in the kitchen,” Ann said, but both brides turned to kiss Jeff before finally giving up to let him go.Arlene leaned in for a short kiss. “Looks like you rang their chimes, Daddy. Susan and Laura are in the kitchen to take care of you. As soon as you’re served, let them come be with us so they can. Nights were even more fun as all the women insisted on individual dates at any of the dance clubs or other nighttime activities. Ashley in particular loved to drag me to some of the dance clubs for teenagers. The only problem was that we got thrown out twice when Ashley and I started making out.Ashley admitted that the amount each woman had spent on clothing while we were at the mall totaled more than one thousand dollars. They had made multiple trips to the vans to put away dozens of bags. Victoria knew Richard would love these pictures, and love the story behind them even more. Everyone shook her hand or patted the twins on the head thanking the trio for reminding them the true meaning of Christmas.By the time she reached Hickory Farms, the word about the twins' request had spread. The woman with the greedy son was there and insisted on buying the cheese balls and some Mint-Melt-Aways for the girls despite Victoria's protests. People walked up and praised Victoria for raising. He was, however, determined to keep his own doubts to himself. The veneer would remain and he wouldn’t let anyone peel it away.He opened the door to his office and Delores was at her desk waiting for him.“I thought you would be in earlier,” she said as he walked past her.She followed him into his office.“You’ve got some calls,” she added and handed him a half-dozen pink slips of paper. “Coffee?”“Yes please, Delores,” he answered. “By the way—good morning.”She left the room to fetch the.