” Jim looked confused. Tom said, “The rocks right?”“What rocks,” Jim asked.“Your kicking stones, your sister picked them up and they are w...orth about 52 million dollars. Don’t worry, we are naming them Jim’s Kicking stones,” and Anna just smiled. Tom said let’s eat!After dinner, they talked for a while. Anna asked Arron about stealing his men again and was told sure! She said that she needed more containers, baskets, opened top wheeled bins to move the Quartz that doesn’t break away. Mark had. Call me ‘Mom.’ You’re basically my son-in-law twice over, aren’t you? You’re the father of all eight of my grandchildren, husband and lover to both of my daughters. Let’s not be coy or play word games here. You’re virtually married to both of them, a polygamist in all but name. I’ve never approved, morally and spiritually, of your arrangement, but I have to admire how committed you’ve proven to be in your own rather lecherous way to my daughters.“Without your sinful lifestyle, I would have. But you'll be dancing in them before you know it." I just lookedat Mother and opened my mouth to say something but she gave me that,"Don't speak until you are spoken to, Shaun", look so I didn't sayanything.When we got home she had me put on one of the pairs of platform pumps andpractice walking around the house for an hour. At first I had to supportmyself against a wall but toward the end of the hour I could pretty muchget around okay in them - except for going downstairs where I had to. I wanted to tell you earlier but did not want to spoil my chances to involve you and your company with my plans." Roger, all I can say is that you are considerate not to have brought it up. Don't worry about it as I never know with this ditzy blonde what I will discover after the fact. Well, you are now part of the family, so to speak. Let's go and have a well-deserved drink before supper, and I'll explain Izzy and my rather odd relationship."He ushered me into an elegant living room, and I was.