Mom closes the door and sits in the lounge chair as dad and I sit on the couch.Mom begins to tell us that she spoke with her boss and told him that sh...e and I were followed into an alley and threatened by a guy concerning the Cordova case that she and Candice are working on.“Mr. Cordova is being held without bail for attempted murder of a state congressman who is being investigated for racketeering and money laundering,” mom informs us.“I left out the dirty details,” mom continues looking at me. "Teacher!" I warned again. It sunk in that time, and he turned toward the door as it was being unlocked. He glared at me while we were hanging up our coats, but he didn't say anything more.As we were walking inside the classroom, Ursus thought, That one isn't going to give up until we fight him again.With our protection spell in force, I'd feel really bad about agreeing to meet him somewhere.Indeed, it hardly makes for a fair duel, but I've always disdained the dueling culture. Unless I'm at. As expected, the test came back positive. Once they got home from the doctor’s office, Karen’s dad called Darrell’s parents and asked them to come over for dinner that night as they had something very important to discuss. They agreed to be there at 7:00 pm.Now Darrell’s parents were some of the nicest people that you could know on first appearance. Both appeared to be religious and were a gentle and soft spoken couple, almost the exact opposite of Darrell who tended to be a bit of a. I dutifully brought my wife a latte from our awesome coffee machine. She was still in her bedclothes, a t-shirt and some light cotton pajama pants. She always slept in those clothes. I know it doesn’t conjure up a very sexy image but the truth is we’re older and we’re always so sweaty and sticky when we cuddle naked. Honestly, we spoon for a while and then we end up on opposite sides of the bed. She had always said that a perfect day at the coast was when you never got out of your pajamas! I.