My hair had darkened to nearly black due to lack of I’ve light. It really made my gray-blue eyes pop. It almost seemed like my father staring back a...t me more than the mental image I had of myself. A tinge of nostalgia creep in. I missed that crazy old man. He was the only family I’d ever known.I stepped into the shower to freshen up before getting to work. “Why do I still bother with this stupid job anyway,” I thought to myself while washing my hair. “Thanks to dad, I’ve got enough money for. Tom and Karen were dressed similar to my folks, Mark was wearing slacks and a dress shirt, but no tie, and Shannon and Allison had apparently been planning ahead. They actually had matching dresses. The only difference was that Shannon was wearing pumps so for once we were all about the same height. I shook hands with Mark and Tom, and then kissed Karen and Shannon each on the cheek. Tom was already showing signs of improved health. He was walking faster than I had seen him move in months. Not. Tara just nodded her head, still totally clueless.Dee made sure to make good eye contact with her mother and asked, "Mom, I'd be really honored if you would be my maid of honor."Tara's jaw dropped and her eyes started flooding. She reached out, took Dee into her arms, and sobbed. Carol started to chuckle at the way Dee had pulled it off."Oh Dee," Tara choked. "I'd be so honored to do that for you. I can't believe you'd have asked your mother."Dee looked at her mother very tenderly, "Mom. The. .all of them?" Yes, all of them. Somebody around here hasn't been pulling his weightin the laundry department and left it for me to do. I noticed that youhad a huge pile of dirty pants so I scooped them all up and washedthem. They should be done by now."Feeling a little guilty over his lack of help Charlie walked down thestairs to the utility room and opened the door of the dryer."Shelley, they're still wet."His wife appeared in the doorway. "They can't be, I turned the dryeron before going to.