The three children looked at each other and it was Kate who quickly went round and put her arms round her mother holding her closer to her as she wept.... After a minute or so the gulps and sniffs subsided and Mary composed herself.“It was just that…well you’re safe aren’t you? That’s the main thing.” She looked at the three of them adoringly. Then her expression changed slightly and a frown crossed her face.“Do you always sleep in the same bed?” The question hung in the air. Kate and David. I have to go in so I don’t get grounded before the dance next week.”“Yeah. I’m good since I’m headed back to Joan’s. I don’t want anything to interfere with our time next week.”“I’m seriously starting to fall for you, Rache. I mean, seriously.”“We’ll see where it goes.”I gave her one last kiss and opened my door.“I sure hope Francie is available for you this weekend,” she called to me. “Izzy is going to get a workout!”Well, that image was going to keep me hard all night.As it turned out,. He said his fee would be $500, success or fail. I agreed and we made the necessary arrangements.I called my friend Tony and asked him and his wife to come over this Saturday as the hypnotist would be here. He said he would be there. He did ask how I was going to explain the hypnotist being there. I told him that I already told my Sherry that he was a co-worker, new to the area and I invited him to join us.Saturday came and our guests started to arrive. Tony and his lovely wife, Justine arrived. "It was then that I realized that I would indeed regret not eating the sundae. I was sure that what she purchased for me would be no easier to wear out than my current sweatsuit outfit, and might be more appropriate to wear to - say - the office, than anything else I had put on before. Soon, we reached our destination, the Goodwill superstore. There were aisles and aisles of second hand clothing, and no doubt, some of it had my name on it. We went first to the blouse section. They were arranged.