" His face grew cold as he noticed me."Happy Birthday Rick. Here." I shoved a crudely wrapped present into his hands; a CD of his favorite band. "Than...ks. Come on, the parties out back at the pool."We followed Rick to his backyard, my sister gleefully saying hello to everyone she knew and I looking sullenly at my feet. When we reached the pool Lauren ripped her swimsuit cover off and jumped right in. Rick kicked off his shorts, threw his shirt aside, followed suit, and soon was splashing Lauren. ”“I thought Sam Waterford ran the company,” Phil said. He could smell alcohol on the guy and wondered again what in the hell was going on. “He’s the one who hired me after all. My contract said we would set the particulars of my job this morning.”“The particulars are that you’re a storage clerk,” the man said. “You’ll make $8.50 an hour or you can trot on home. And if you keep working here keep your eyes off my daughter. You’re not in her league.”Phil purposefully leaned around the man to. .. " Little Cassie tosses her head back and assumes the haughty voice again. "Do come back and visit soon. I am sure this is better than meeting with a bunch of fuddy-duddy businessm ... er, merchants."Dorothy's lips curl into a tremulous smile. She looks about to say something, but abandons it and turns on her heel. She heads out with a slightly unsteady gait.Present Cassie follows her mother out. Dorothy takes several crisp steps down the hallway when she suddenly shudders and stumbles.. I picked up another piece of mail and, acting tired, returned it to the dryer and instead picked up my Tequila bottle and sipped directly from it. I leaned my head back and relaxed. With the bottle in one hand, I used the other to slide my bra straps off my shoulders. Would he be masturbating more intently with the anticipation of me getting naked? I reached behind me and unfastened it with one hand, pulled it down off of me and flung it onto the washer. I ran my hand under my boobs to comfort.