It wasn't that unusual for me to ask her for her wisdom. She was one of those really bright people who ate school up; before we were married, she had ...completed a combined MBA/JD degree that they offered at the university. That's right — she had both a law degree and an MBA with an emphasis in accounting.Out of school, Audrey had gone to work for one of the larger regional CPA firms, and after passing her exams and spending her two years doing audit, was a CPA as well. Audrey Masters, CPA, JD,. .. writhing like it was angry and sentient, moving swiftly and silently. Sparks of red would be seen deep within it ... as it formed the shape of a man.Then they would have seen me, standing in a dark field five miles from my mansion. But they wouldn't have known it was me, Lord Devnikolus, Hellish Prince of Destruction and Unmaking. They would have simply seen a dark-haired man in a cloak, pinned with a ruby, and black vest ... with brown eyes that looked almost red.But sadly, there was no one. He stopped working and watched me. Since my left side was facing him, he could see inside without my having to hold it open."Get back to work. I'm not paying you to stare at me."Another snort and he went back to work - although his entry speed seemed to slack off quite a bit.Once I had the blouse off, I reached back and unhooked the bra, letting it droop forward onto my arms. His eyes wandered over to me but his hands kept busy.I lifted the front, took it off and dropped it into his lap. He. Oh, and don't let anybody from the temperance league tell yuh that drinkin' don't help; it does, a lot!I'd gotten title to the house, and I'd sold it fast and cheap. It had actually become toxic to me: too damn many memories. I wondered if any of the memories, that I was reliving almost nightly, ever even entered the mind of my ex-wife; or, for that matter my ex-daughter. I wanted to think that they did; and, that such made the two of them uncomfortable. Well, one could hope.Except for the day.