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Not a creature was stirring,
'cept

From walls hung portraits,
setting

Above the mantel hung Grandma,
She posed fullly nude;

Down the hall, on her bed,
Coed stepsister did sit,

A vibrating dildo,
rubbed on her hard clit;

Stepmom in panties,
and I in the nude.

Had just readied our loins,
before getting screwed.

When from outside the window,
there arose such a cry,

My head darted up,
from stepmom’s wet thigh;

Jen's eyes got so wide,
as we both turned to see,

Just what sort of Christmas,
the visit might be;

The moonbeams bounced off,
the snow all so white,

I blinked as I tried to,
make sure of my sight,

What did I see,
that gave me such pause?

It was the round, jolly face,
of old Santa Clause!

Framed in the window,
red cheeks and a beard,

When in through the doorway,
Buxy Susan appeared;

I opened the window,
we pulled him within,

Jenny glanced at her daughter,
then said with a grin:

“Santa! We're busy,
You're spying,

I’m riding my stepson,
and you try

That’s awfully spotty,
for man such

I wonder what

Now please come

We’ll be on

Quick as the devil,
Jen's down on her knees,

Tugging his Pants off,
as fast as she please,

The Sled Musher looked down,
his eyes wide with shock,

When out of his britches,
popped his massive cock,

She started to suck him,
with skills of a pro,

And Santa exclaimed,
“Sue, Your Mom's a Ho!”

My stepsister laughed,
as she fell to Jen’s side,

She opened her mouth,
took both ball's inside,

Her tongue lapped and writhed,
his scrotum with care,

As Jen bobbed on his shaft,
and came up for air,

She said, “I’ve taught her

Watching her lick you,
gets my pussy all

They sprung to their feet,
and got back in bed,

“Why don’t you fuck her,
while

Susan then beamed,
and she squealed with delight,

then spread her legs and cried,
“hurry

And taking my cue,
I crawled to Jen’s bits,

my tongue, ran up through it,
from the crack to the slit,

Santa rushed forward,
his hard swollen tip,

And rubbed it on Susan's,
soft, shaven lips;

As he pushed it inside,
Susan’s ass gave a leap,

He was all the way in her,
rigid hard and balls deep;

Watching her daughter,
Jen gave a moan,

My tongue pushed down firmly,
her clit hard as a bone;

Susan writhed on the mattress,
her feet in the air,

While Santa Clause thrusted,
Jen gripped on my hair;

At once her back arched,
and her toes they did curl,

My sister shouted, “Don't stop! I'm Cumming!”
while I sucked

Jen pushed my face up,
my chin wet with juice,

And she said, “My turn! Santa,
put

Her lips stuck out,
from under her ass,

Santa slid out of Susan,
said, “Awe! There’s a good

He went behind Jenny,
and in her he plowed,

His log hit her g-spot,
she cried out aloud;

Still horny myself,
”Stepsis, want some more?”

Got on her knees and said,
“Billy,

Sue knelt before Jenny,
I poked in her cunt,

Jen groaned as I panted,
and I heard Santa grunt;

He pulled on Jen's hair,
Mom’s face all a glow,

I pounded up, Susan’s,
tits bounced too and fro;

She cooed as I fucked her,
I smiled at her mother,

“Sue, you get along well,
with your stepBrother.”

We're all moving faster,
the bed rocked and squeaked,

There's magic in the air,
as we all reached our peak;

Then Jen started first,
a long, bellow scream,

Susan came next,
as I filled her with cream;

With eyes all a twinkle,
Saint Nick shot his load,

It was a Miracle,
Mom didn’t explode!

I pulled out of Sue,
Nick pulled out of Jen,

They fell to the sheets,
cunts full to the brim;

They both were in giggles,
together they squirmed,

then straddling each other,
they sucked out the sperm;

Sue looked up at Nick,
her eyes had a glint,

Licking her lips, said,
“Yum! tastes like mint.”

Nick stumbled backwards,
and pulled up his drawers,

His face was beat red,
sweat flowed from his pours;

He got to the Window,
about to slip out,

But paused and he turned,
and said with a shout:

“You people are lovely,
That much I will say!

But tonight you're naughty,
since Harold's away!”

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Every Fuck down in Fucksville

But the Inch, who lived just

The Inch hated Xmas! The

Now, please don't ask why. No

It could be that his

It could be, perhaps, that

But I think that the most

May have been that his cock

But who cares why? The guy

He stood there on Xmas Eve,

Staring down from his lair

At the radiantly lit windows

For he knew that every Fuck

Was busy now, having their

"And they're trying on

"Tomorrow is Xmas! It's

Then he growled, with his

"I must

For tomorrow, he knew, all

Would wake nice and horny.

And then! Oh, the moans! Oh,

Moans! Moans! Moans!

That's one thing he hated!

Moans! Moans! Moans!

Then the Fucks, barely legal

And they'd hump! And they'd

Hump!

They would hump in their

Which was something that put

And then

Every Fuck down in

Would lay close together,

They'd lay side-by-side. And

They'd cum! And they'd cum!

Cum! Cum! Cum!

And the more the Inch thought

The more he thought, "I

"Why, for sixty-nine

"I must

Then he got an idea! A nasty

The Inch got a wonderful,

"I know just what to

And he made a quick wide

And he chuckled, and clucked,

"With this coat and this

"All I need is a

But, since the Inch had no

Did that stop the old

"If I can't find a

So he gathered some straw,

And he planted a red wig on

Then

And then jumped behind the

Then the Inch said, "Let’s

Toward the homes where the

All their windows were dark.

The Fucks were all dreaming

When he came to the first

"This place will work

And he jumped into the

Then he crept into the living

past the discarded condoms

And into the parlor, the Inch

In the middle of the room was

Laid out beneath it were

"They won’t need

Then he slithered and slunk,

Around the whole room, and he

Dildos! And Sybians! Anal

French Ticklers! Massagers!

And he stuffed them in sacks.

Threw the sacks, into the

Then he snuck to the

He took the ribbed condoms!

He cleaned out the bathroom

Why, that Inch left nothing

Then he threw all the junk

"And now!"

And the Inch grabbed films,

When a small voice almost

He turned around fast, and he

Petite Cindy-Blew You, who

The Inch had been caught by

Who'd got out of bed to use

She gazed at the Inch and

"Why are you taking our

But, you know, that old Inch

He thought up a lie, and he

"Why, my dear sweet

"This smut is terrible!”

"So I'm switching it

"I'll be back in a

And his fib fooled the minx.

And he went to the loo, never

And when Cindy-Blew You

He

Then the last thing he stole

Then he jumped out the

He left nothing, no cuffs, no

And the one drop of lube he

It wasn’t enough for

He did the same thing to

Leaving drops much too small

There was one hour left

He decided that heading to

The car was so stuffed with

With gags! And with cock

Three thousand feet up! Up

He drove with his load to the

"Yuck yuck to the

"They're finding out now

"They're just waking up!

"They’ll look all

For the Fucks down in

"That's a noise,"

So he paused. And the Inch

And he did hear a sound

It started in low. Then it

But the sound wasn't sad!

It couldn't be so! But it

He stared down at Fucksville!

Then he shook! What he saw

Every Fuck down in

Was humping! Without any sex

He hadn't

Somehow or other, they

And the Inch, as he watched

Stood puzzling and puzzling:

"It came with out

"It came without

And he stared on for hours,

Then the Inch looked down at

"Holy shit! I have an

"Maybe

And what happened then?

That the Inch’s micro

And as his member filled and

He jumped in his ride to

And he gave it all back! All

And he, he

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It was the night before Christmas when Betty Boots was awakened

Excited, Betty slipped out of bed and crept towards the

Eight years ago, when she was just eighteen, she had hidden

But even when she was an elementary lass, friends had tried

Eight years ago, as Santa slipped the last present under the

Unfortunately, the next day when young Betty's salesman Dad

But it’s 8 years later.

Sneaking towards her apartment living room, Betty was very

Santa was bent over the entertainment center. Perhaps, Betty

Betty flushed. Santa had sure slimmed down since the last

"Oh; Santa," she said, half out of happiness to

Santa was startled and turned around. Betty was confused.

"I'm sorry Santa," said Betty in a bashful voice,

"I'm sorry Santa," she repeated, edging over to

Santa's mouth dropped open, and it took him a moment to say

"Santa?" he finally managed to say, in a

"You can't fool me, Santa," Betty said proudly,

"I; I guess you caught me," Santa said, googling

"Well," he gulped. "I should go." He

"Oh no, Santa!" Betty exclaimed, clutching him to

Santa got a strange look on his face as the buxom blonde

"Okay," he said. "I'll stay a bit." He

"Ah!" He plopped the bottle down and looked up at

"I thought you'd never ask, Santa!" exclaimed

"But you have to ask me the other question first,

"Holy" Santa caught himself just in time as Betty

"The naughty or nice question!" Betty said

Santa was breathing the sweet scent of Betty's hair; so had

"Oh, yes! Naughty or nice. Sorry, my girlfriend; I mean,

"That's awful, Santa!" said Betty, opening wide

"Yes. I walked in on them," said Santa. "Have

"Not on an elf." Betty shuddered. "But twelve

"Hmm, So you know exactly how she felt," he said,

Betty giggled and wiggled.

"So Santa has been all alone since June, and what with

"Poor Santa!" cried Betty. "So there's been

"Yes, it's just been me and the reindeer," said

"Oh, Santa," Betty said in a shocked voice.

"What way is that?" asked Santa, running his

"You know." Betty squirmed. "Like when a

"Oh, reindeer-style," Santa drawled. "No,

"Well..." Betty looked very guilty. "I've

"Betty," Santa said sternly. "Remember who

Betty tugged at the neck of Santa's sweater.

"Well, I honestly didn't know about my mistletoe print

Santa's eyes widened as he imagined the banging of Betty

"I got pretty tipsy as well," admitted Betty.

"Cock cancer?"

"Yes," said Betty, biting her lip trying to

"And?" asked Santa, shifting with exquisite

"Oh, he came really, really well!" Betty giggled.

"Ho Ho! No!" Santa bounced Betty on his knee,

"In the shower?" Betty squeaked. "Oh gosh, I

"There, there," said Santa, giving Betty's bottom

"I decided I should visit you tonight and have a good

Betty's eyes widened, and she sat up straight on Santa's

"Yes," wheedled Santa. "That way I can be

"I do! I do!" exclaimed Betty. "I guess it's

"Now that's the first sign of a good girl!" Santa

Santa groaned as his eyes unsuccessfully tried to take in

"What's the matter, Santa Claus?" asked Betty,

"Oh, it's nothing," he said, pulling Betty's warm,

After a moment of silent considering, Betty spoke up in a

"You could suck my nipples, if you'd like. I mean, I

"If you're sure you don't mind," said Santa

"Thank you very much." Santa gently took the

"Oh, Santa!" she gasped. "You're so lumpy!

"I'm sorry, my breasty beauty," said Santa, nosing

"In Switzerland this Inga in a Heidi skirt hopped up,

"What a saucy girl! And how selfish not to consider

She stripped off Santa's sweater and marveled at the

"Get some steam going, baby!" He slapped her firm

So Betty ran, her boobs bouncing, giggling lustily, and

Betty tripped on a pair of high-heeled boots and fell face

"Santa!" laughed Betty. "What a naughty boy

"What a wet girl you are!" Santa spread Betty's

"Oh, Santa," groaned Betty.

"Just how I like my ho's," chuckled Santa. He

"Oh, Santa!" Betty lost her balance and ended up

"Ho, Ho, Ho!" moaned Santa, his cock buried in the

"Mumfer!" Betty tried to say, flailing her arms.

"Oh yes! You hot bitch!" cried Santa, battering

"Ah, mumph!" went Betty as Santa's dick stretched

"Oh, Jesus fucking Christ," grunted Santa, working

Then the pussy, for Santa had forgotten poor suffocating

"Oh yes! You wonderful poon tang," he said,

"Hmm, ah." came the muffled cry of orgasm from

"Oh, what a fucking tremendous naughty girl!"

Santa gasped and let Betty's body fall to the bed, his

"Betty?" His cock twitched and spurted cum residual

"Oh, fuck!" He grabbed her leg and shook it.

"Shit," he muttered. "Stealing is one thing.

Santa Claus, a.k.a. Sam Clay; burglar, jumped onto the bed

Sam had been merrily breaking into the less secure

"Please don't be dead," pleaded Sam. "You're

After a moment, Betty stretched without waking up, turned on

Sam had been worrying about brain damage. How many brain

"Hmm! Maybe she needs cock-to-mouth

"Oh yes, baby," he groaned as her tongue explored

"What a hungry mouth you have," he moaned as she

"Umm; Hmm! Slurp! Slurp! Oh, Santa Claus, you made me

"That's okay, Betty," Sam grunted, watching the

"I'm sorry Santa," Betty said, realizing she was

"Oh Santa, such a big gift on Christmas!" She began

Sam lay back and watched the blonde beauty ride him,

"Oh shit! You're going to be at the very top of my nice

"Jingle Boobs! Jingle Boobs," he gasped.

"Oh Santa. Oh Santa! Fill me up with your sticky

"Merry" She bounced. "Christmas" She

At that point Sam thought it was over, but he didn't realize

The next morning Betty was delighted to find two presents

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In the second week of February, Honey Lane sat on a tall

Honey crossed her long legs and sighed again, earning a

Zach continued circling the table, trying not to notice how

Zach could tell that Honey was just dying to hop down from

"Done!" Fallon yelled, slamming his pencil down on

Logan looked up from where he was working on his third

"I am. Everyone in my class is a jerk. What are these

A snort of suppressed laughter came out of the corner of the

"Thirty-two," the children said in unison,

Amarie sighed and looked longingly over at Honey, who smiled

"Cards," Zach ordered, walking over to block

Zach knew Amarie would be a problem. She adored Honey, and

Honey leaned forward and pressed her cheek against the

A noise of pleasure escaped him before Zach disguised it as

"You cheated, Miss Honey?" Fallon gasped in

Zach fished a five-dollar bill out of his wallet and put it

Zach strode over to her, took her chin in his hand, trying

"Miss Honey would never cheat," Amarie said with

"Towel or no towel, I still saw Cade's nuts when she

Zach resumed his rounds of the table, continuing his story.

"I think 'nuts' should be fifty-cents; 'balls'

Zach turned to Honey and silently mouthed the word

"Miss Honey helped him, though, didn't she?"

"What? Yeah. Of course, she did," Zach said with

"Yeah, but if she wasn't cheating, I don't see what she

"Yeah, well, just as I was cooling down, this 'Cade'

"What? So, Miss Honey can't be nice because they might

"Ugh. Love ruins everything. Maybe that's why these

"If the burden was placed on women to be preemptively

"They should really make these things with nunchucks;

"The point is, even a freaked out homeless guy knew

A stomp from the corner made Zach turn back to where Honey

Honey cleared her throat, "Okay; say someone threatened

"I don't know. That person sounds scary, Miss Honey;

"That's just insane. That's like that movie where this

"Who the fuck is letting you watch 'Misery,'

"YouTube," Fallon said, shrugging.

"Jesus Fucking Christ; Zach said, waving down Logan's

"But there isn't another room; it's all just one big

"Hey kids, what do you say we turn this into a dance

"Did they just fucking compare me to Annie Bates?"

"Umm huh," Honey said, hungrily filling her mouth

"Just for that, you're swallowing my load this

Honey's eyes glowed as she took him once more into her mouth

Zach lifted her up and set her bottom on the bathroom

Diving in, he devoured her soft pale flesh, her rosy nipples

Lifting his head from her tits, he returned to her mouth,

"Umm; I can't do it; please; please; she begged, crying

"Don't you want to come on my cock, baby girl?" he

"Ah;" Honey's cry was quickly contained by Zach's

He held her against him, slowly moving inside her, waiting

"There she is; he murmured when he saw her eyes clear

"Zach; she said, smiling back at him for no reason

Looking at her, he started shaking his head, "God,

"Oh Zach; it's coming; uh; uh; uh; uh;" Honey's

A short while later, Zach and Honey slunk out of the

"And I'm screaming bloody murder, of course, because

"Whoa! He's really strong! You're like 500 pounds or

"Why didn't he just call for help?" Logan asked,

"No coverage. This race was the middle of nowhere; and

"And what's a 'bubblehead?'" Amarie asked.

"Well, you see, sweetheart, a 'bubblehead' is;"

"A bubblehead is someone who works on a submarine where

Released from the naughty stool, Honey happily buzzed around

At the end of the day, after the kids and Terry had gone

"Yeah, put them in the storage area, through there;

"Cade! You got the job! That's great!" Honey

"Yeah, well it's just moving stuff around, but I can

"And what is all this? Are you letting him stay with

"Not exactly. Cade's staying at your place. Actually,

"Wait, what? You're moving me out of my

"It's a shitty apartment. My foot went through the

"That's because you stepped on one of the soft

"I don't think the guy who owns your building's gonna

"Of course, he's going to mind! He minds everything!

"It was really cheap. Saved them the cost of condemning

"What, so Cade's one of your guys now, too? Like Terry?

"Well, it's not like you knew what to with him,

"Took my apartment; actually my whole apartment

"Just so you know, one of these days, I'm gonna need

Honey bit her lips like she was hiding a smile and crossed

"I wasn't asking. Now, was I?" Zach said, lifting

"Do you remember that time I slapped you and called you

"Hmm," Zach said, putting her down on her feet,

Honey huffed in disgust, but curled up against him anyway,

Zach smiled down at Honey, stroking a lock of hair away from

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When she woke the next morning, Zach was standing next to

Honey shook her head, feeling the weight of the world on her

"Right; uh; I'll just set it up for you. I'll get your

Honey closed her eyes and nodded, "Thank you," she

When the shower was ready, Zach carried her down the stairs

Honey nodded and took off her nightgown and panties, putting

The water felt like heaven after the sad sponge baths she

"No; it's perfect," she sighed. She twisted around

Zach reached into the stall and returned it to her, growling

"I'll figure it out; put a folding chair in the tub or

"A fucking folding chair will slip. I'll send this one

"I haven't done this before. I'll get better as I

"Yeah, but until then, you'll; Look, you need to give

"You wouldn't be able to hear me talk; the water makes

"Well, why the fu; never mind. You call me before and

"And he just does whatever you tell him? You're really

"Glad we sorted that out. Put your head back."

With a smirk, Honey leaned back, letting him support her

Honey began giggling, despite the pain it caused her

"Ten fucking minutes, or I send Terry."

"Do you have any conditioner?"

"Any what?"

"Never mind," Honey said, trying to control her

When he finally released her from being rinsed, Honey

"Hand wash?" she suggested.

"That won't work for these boot socks! They smell like

"Well, now you're just flirting; she said, smiling up

"Grab onto my arm and I'll finish you up," he

Honey nodded and wrapped her arms around his waist so that

"It's; rough; she said, quietly.

"Yeah, but it was fine when; oh; right; sensitive.

Zach gently washed her, trying to think of sports scores,

"Don't be; you're perfect; it's fine; he said, trying

Honey gasped and whimpered as the water pulsed against her

"Hey, how do you guys want your eggs?" Terry

"Get The Fuck Out Of Here, Maggot!" Zach roared,

"Scrambled, it is," Terry said, ducking out of the

Zach watched Honey begin to shiver as the room cooled off

After securing her ankle in the air cast, Zach carried her

He stepped behind her and took the belt out of her hands and

Honey hobbled around to face him, "Enough to tell me

"You; you wouldn't want to stay if I did," he

"Then, I guess I should go," she said, looking

"Wow, nice apartment!" Terry said, following Honey

"Say what you will, it's all mine," she said,

"Here's your mail. I gotta text Zach, he's going nuts;

When Terry returned, he found Honey white as a sheet,

"Um; yeah, I'm fine," she said faintly, then

Terry watched her for a long moment, his face grim, and

"Um; probably not?" Honey choked.

"Ah, Honey; you have hospital bills. This is where a

"If he's such a great guy, why does he send people

After staring at the screen for a while, Terry let out a low

"He said he meant to send it to someone else, but what

Terry canted his head and looked at the screenshot again,

"He; he wanted to go have sex with someone else after

"Only because he *liked* you so much!" Terry

"Don't Ever Talk To Me Again!" Honey yelled at her

"Ah yeah?" Terry said, holding the phone to his

"What did he say?" Honey asked, grinding her

Terry leaned over and flipped her phone back to the

During the next week, Honey took a bus to the city hall

The following week, Honey got a knock at her door. Promising

"Um, hi; she said, opening the door a bit and

"Hi Honey, I'm Jeff. You probably don't remember;"

"I remember you," Honey said, opening the door

"Thank you," he said, coming in and standing with

"Jeff, I always wanted to call Gatsby's and thank you;

"You're kidding, right? He fired me on the spot,"

"Oh no; she said, covering her face with her hands.

"No, it's okay. He hired me back as a manager a couple

"Oh, that's; that's good to hear. Is this about the

"We don't have a delivery service."

"Well, yeah, I know. I mean the meals that Zach is

"Um; I'm probably going to get my life threatened for

"Oh; Honey said, her cheeks warming.

"Yeah, no I came to ask if you'd be interested in a

Honey laughed, "I appreciate it, but don't think I'd

"Actually, I kinda had something else in mind;

Honey's heart pounded as the music swelled and she felt the

After the show, Honey stripped off her tights and a stage

Honey blushed and looked aside as Zach did it, and tried not

"Did you like the show?" she asked quietly,

Zach sighed with relief, having received tacit permission to

"Did you really like it?" she asked, her eyes

"I really; really liked it," Zach said, nodding

"So much that you want to go have rough sex with

Zach's mouth set, "I; I don't do that anymore. I

"Oh; I see," Honey said, nodding. Ignoring the

"What the fuck is that?" Zach yelled, pulling her

Honey bit her lips and forced her face to stop grinning

"What the hell do you think? That fucking huge purple

"Oh, that? I slipped. You know, it's icy out there;

Zach clenched his hands and followed her, growling things

Honey breath hissed through her teeth as she reached behind

"So, um; how would it have worked?" she asked

Zach cleared his throat, "How would what have

"If we'd gotten together that night; if I'd never got

Zach closed his eyes and shook his head. "I would've

"Cheek or lips?" she asked.

He sighed, "Who am I kidding? I would've passed out

"And those; other things; would you have wanted to do

Zach turned her to look her in the eye, and she wrapped her

"How dare you?" Honey said, trembling with fury

The kiss ended almost as quickly as it began, and Zach

When Honey came up panting for air, she was pressed against

"Probably because they've blocked it out after seeing

"Oh! Um; I liked it when;"

"No names," he reminded her, covering her mouth.

"Right; well, this one guy, he um; he wore a towel

"Honey, are all these stories gonna be about me?"

"Um; yeah?"

"That's sweet of you, tryin' to keep me outta jail and

"Right; uh; I liked it when you washed me down there;

Zach drew his head back from her neck and looked at her, his

"And when you sprayed the water back and forth down

"Oh Jesus; he said, looking as if he'd been hit in the

"And um; I know I wasn't supposed to look, but your um;

"I don't feel so good; he said, lowering himself to

"No, no, it's fine. We can do this. What's a taint and

Zach held his head in his hands, "You're a virgin; not

"Look, I know how to have sex; I had health class, for

"What the fuck did I just get myself into?" he

Honey pulled his hands down from his face and climbed up in

"I've; never done that before," he said stiffly,

"I'll be gentle with you," she whispered, smiling

Climbing down from his lap, she took his hand in hers and

Zach frowned, watching her and then looking around the room,

"You give a lot, but you're not a show-off about it;

"You needed protein, calcium, and vitamin D to build

"I didn't know that," she said, separating the

Zach returned to the bed, standing in front of her knees

"You; got my clothes off," he said, looking down

Smiling, she pulled her dress over her head and tossed it

"You really want to do that rough sex stuff on me, now,

"Like you wouldn't believe; he said, flipping her

"Okay! Please?" she asked, giggling.

Zach looked over at her, trying to hold a stern face,

"Okay!" she chirped.

"Oh, fucking hell; he grumbled, trying not to laugh.

"Zach; Zach; Honey whimpered.

"Yes, Honey?" he smiled, kissing the top of the

"Does it; does it always go this slow?" she asked,

"Are you in a hurry?" he murmured, stroking his

"Zach; Honey moaned, squirming under him.

"I like that word 'engagement; '" Zach mused idly,

"Zach, please; please; please; she gasped, feeling him

"I need you, too, Honey. I've needed you for so long;

Honey trembled under him, holding her breath, feeling him

"Just breathe, Honey. You're doing great; perfect. I'm

"Is; is this the rough sex part?" she breathed,

Zach barked out a breathless laugh, clasping her hand in

Honey moved her head and kissed his forearm, "Be inside

Before long, though, his words stopped, his body growing

With explosive breaths, he rolled off her, pulling her

"Yeah; Honey said, snuggling back against him happily,

Zach snorted, "No it wasn't, you noob. You didn't come.

"What do you mean? What makes you think I didn't come?

"I would've felt it if you came, Honey; it gets tight

"Well, I don't know how it's supposed to get any

"Honey, trust me; when I make you come, you'll know

"Oh, that's nice; you did that in the shower,"

"I didn't fucking do this to you in the shower. I

"I guess; I guess, I took advantage of you, then;

"Well, unless I'm wrong, you are about to really pay

Honey slapped his shoulder, "That; that was mean! Don't

"Uh huh; Zach said, glancing at the alarm clock on his

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Honey smiled at the long line of children waiting to see

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Norman shift

When the photographer got the shot the parent wanted, Honey

Honey scampered back and forth along the line trying to

"Oh! Are you Nina?" she asked, running over and

"We just adopted her; she only speaks Portuguese,"

Honey gasped and smiled widely, "Voc fala portugu s

"Duas vezes!" Nina said confidently into the mic.

Honey listened carefully to her headset, concentrating,

As always, a hush came on the crowd when Honey began to

Honey closed her eyes as she sang next to Nina. It was a

When the song ended, Honey opened her eyes as the crowd

Zach's face looked leaner now, though his body seemed even

Once the line of children and parents had cleared, it was

After avoiding call after call from Zach, she finally

Her phone buzzed again, the display showing that the firm's

"Um, hi sir. Sorry I'm late to;"

"You're an elf!"

"Um, yeah. It's a volunteer thing;"

"Wait, wait, wait; you have the shoes? You know, with

Honey bit her lips and tilted the camera down her body,

Timberman looked around at the crowd surrounding him,

Behind him, almost a dozen of her co-workers began chanting

"Get yer ass over here, Elf," Timberman ordered,

A few minutes later, Norman finally came back from the

With flaming cheeks, she brushed the furry white pompom from

She was starving, so she headed over to the buffet and began

Unfortunately, after Lee angled her awkwardly around the dance

"I said you look lovely, tonight, Honey. Much better

"Twirling makes my skirt go up; I'm dizzy," she

"Well, I'll make sure nobody twirls you, my dear,"

"I like your wife's dress Mr. Timberman; looks warm. It

Timberman leaned down and dipped her, "I'll make sure

"He likes my boobs; and he doesn't want to kill

"Well, I can't blame him for that; they're fucking

"Umm; no, that's not home; I live in the; railroad

"Sounds charming, Eliza Doolittle; you should trade up.

"I feel sick; Honey whimpered and staggered away,

"Honey; wake up, Honey. Open your mouth. You need to

"Nuh" Honey groaned. She hated needles. Sure, just

Voices below her intruded into a wonderful dream where she

"I can't; Terry, she cries when I do that," the

"That's because it hurts her. You know what hurts more?

"She was screaming; Zach gritted.

"Yeah, well they were putting her shoulder back in.

"since her."

"oh my god."

"Shut up," Zach grunted.

"Oh my god;

"Yeah, that's not shutting up."

"The great Z-dog has been taken down;"

"Shut up, maggot, it's not like that. I'm just taking

"By a little bitty pink Christmas elf; Terry laughed.

There was a scuffling sound and then a loud whoomp and a

"Yes, sir," Terry choked.

"Anything else?"

"Clear liquids until she can hold stuff down. Talk to her.

"Got it. Are you squared away, or do we need to discuss

"Squared away, sir," Terry choked, then gasped in

"No. I'm gonna stick close here until she's;"

"Got it. Hey, maybe they have those Baby Bjorn things

"You weren't particularly attached to the rest of that

"Sir, no sir; Terry squeaked.

"I didn't think so. You'll be back here

"Yeah, if you want me to. Honestly, right now she just

"You were just going," Zach said, as the voices

"Hey, you wanna know what makes an elf's toes curl up

Honey listened, trembling and terrified as Zach paced the

She looked around the room, understanding now how the voices

Looking down her body, she gasped quietly. Her left arm was

A beeping noise sounded below and Zach walked across the

A tray went down on the nightstand next to her. A chair

"You're not sleeping," Zach's voice stated,

Honey opened her eyes to see his grim face looking down at

Honey swallowed and nodded, wincing at the pain in her neck

"While you are here, you will do as you're told. You

"Yes," Honey whispered. At the sound of her voice,

"You will follow your doctor's orders to the last

"Yes, Zach," Honey breathed, confused. Two more

"You don't use my name. You don't get to use my name.

"Yes, sir," she whispered.

Honey leaned forward and took the last spoonful of broth

"I can do it," she pleaded. "Please; I

"I said, no. You throw up on another pair of my

"Why do I have to wear your boxer briefs anyway? They

"Are you complaining?" he asked quietly.

Honey's eyes darted quickly to his face, "No sir,"

"I'll worry about what I have to do, Honey," he

After that, the two settled into a quiet routine of him

Honey peeked under the covers, "Um, yes sir," she

"I'm supposed to wear the grey ones today," he

Still, Zach kept rummaging around in his underwear drawer as

Zach lifted his head from the drawer and glared at her, as

That night, after leaving her with a video baby monitor

Honey's eyes dropped, "Oh; that's the charity gift

Looking furious, yet carefully impassive at the same time,

"I wasn't laughing. I was smiling."

"Why were you smiling, then?" he asked.

"I guess; I just like you; sir," she said,

Honey saw a hopeful softness steal into Zach's eyes until he

Angry, Honey closed her eyes, blocking him out the only way

Zach choked out a mirthless laugh, "I scared you? What

Zach took the phone, his face going from an angry red to

"Whoever had your phone did, sir!" she said,

Honey cried herself to sleep that night, refusing to speak

So, she tightened the straps on her boot and increased the

Eventually she decided on the most painful course, of going

Curiosity forced her to look around the rest of the

Uber. Right. Screwing up her courage for what was ahead, she

A strong arm slid down around her waist and mercifully

"I want to go home," she whispered.

"Let me take care of you; please," Zach murmured

"It wasn't just that text," she said, pulling her

"I was there," he confessed. "I was always

"Maybe you knew I was safe, but I didn't! I thought I'd

"You didn't do anything, Honey. Nothing at all. You

"Why did you send it?" she asked, finally looking

The dark blue liquid pools of her eyes turned violet in the

"You mean, you meant to send that message to someone

"Honey, I; Zach said, looking around, unable to meet

"I want to go home, Zach; please," she whispered.

Zach closed his eyes for a long moment before he swallowed

At that moment, a throb of pain shot through her entire leg,

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Driving home the next day felt like waking up from some kind

Ah, home.

I texted Erin that I made it back safely, and she replied

My happiness lasted until the day before Erin was scheduled

I got my first inkling that something might be wrong when I

Everything seemed fine when I pulled into the yard, but

I called 911 for an ambulance and then called Erin and

I took a few minutes while I waited for an update on Wilma's

Erin and Mary decided to stay with Wilma in the hospital

"You should go home, Davis. There's nothing else you

I wrapped her in my arms and pulled her close.

"You have me, now, too. And the girls. And you know

Erin pulled me closer but didn't reply.

The following week was a rollercoaster of emotions. Wilma

"For Christ's sake, Erin. Haven't you done enough harm

When he failed to persuade Erin to act on his behalf, his

"If Mrs. Anderson is to return home, she will require

Erin took the news like a physical blow, and she staggered

"I'm sorry, Davis. I need to be alone for a while to

She left without looking back or saying goodbye to Wilma, and

"You look terrible, Brother, what happened? Is Wilma

I explained to her about the doctor's recommendation and

"No one has had the heart to tell Wilma, yet. She's

Alison looked at me for a minute, before her mouth quirked

"I'll do it."

"What do you mean?

"I'll do it. I'll look after Wilma. I am wrapping up my

It was an amazing offer, but I couldn't let her do it.

"Alison, I can't ask you to give up your job for the

"You're not asking; I'm offering. And since you've paid

"I didn't cover the tuition, it was your;"

"Davis. Really? Our mother, who never met a five-dollar

I felt a heaviness lift from my chest as I hugged Alison and

I tried to reach Erin to let her know about Alison's offer,

I parked and saw a lone figure at the end of the dock, still

"Am I doing the right thing, Davis? Gran could have

When she was finished, Erin lapsed into silence.

"You are doing what Wilma asked you to do. I know your

"But it doesn't make a difference anymore. You heard

"You don't have to, Erin. Alison has offered to move in

Erin turned towards me in her excitement but lost her

The shock from the cold when Erin hit the water caused her

Time compressed as I struggled to pull us through the water

I knew we needed to get warm, but it was like my brain was

When I felt a little feeling return to my fingers, I fed a

"I'm not ready for her to go. I'm not ready to be all

"You're not alone anymore; not unless you want to be. I

I felt her relax back against me.

"I love you too, Davis, and I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"For pulling you into the lake like a dumbass; fuck,

Wilma's family insisted on taking their emergency petition

"Why do you insist on delaying the inevitable like

Outwardly, Erin looked as smooth and unbothered as glass as

"What is it that makes you so damn sure that you know

It seemed like she had scored a direct hit, as his face

"Now go away and leave us in peace. You will be back here

A week later, Wilma was released from the hospital, and we

It wasn't perfect, but it worked and, more importantly, it

In early June, I had stopped by to visit Wilma and the girls

"Mr. Crawford, could we talk for a minute, if you have

I shook my head in amusement. No matter how many times I

"Sure, I was just finishing up with Wilma," I

"This may not be any of my business, but yesterday,

"They were saying that when Wilma dies, her estate is

"So, Wilma's family will get their money when the

Listening to James' story made my blood boil. I hated the

"Thank you for sharing this with me and thank James for

"Now, why don't you go outside, take that shirt off,

I didn't know exactly what Wilma had planned, but for the

"Brantford Sage," he said holding out his hand.

I laughed at the image.

"It's nice that she thinks so highly of me, but she

"Well, Davis, and please call me Brantford, I have

I knew that it was none of my business why Mr. Sage was

"I am sorry if it's rude of me to ask, Mr. Sage, but

"I can assure you, Davis, that I am only here as a

"It's all good. Wilma is still sharp as a tack, and

"Well, I should be going. But sadly, I am sure I will

By the end of the summer, it was clear that Wilma's

"This house has been my home for more than 60 years; I

Even Munchkin, the dog with boundless energy, became more

Finally, on the last Sunday of August, I got the call I had

"Gran says she's too tired and it's time to stop

"Is James there with you, Mary?"

"I called him. He's on his way."

"I will call Erin and then go and pick her up. She

I figured the odds of there being a speed trap on the

"I am so sorry, Honey," was all I could say, and I

"We should get going," I said, not knowing what

"Why don't you tell me some of your favorite memories

Erin remained silent for a few minutes, but once she started

She remembered the summers she spent with Gran and Grampy as

She spoke of coming to see them when she was in college. Of

"Go and see your Gran. Let me know what you need,

Despite her grief, Erin looked at me as she took my hand.

"What about you? What do you need, Davis? You love her

"People show their love in different ways. I never

By that point, Mary and Munchkin had come outside. Mary's

"Mary, you don't have to be here for the end if it's

She just shook her head.

"Where is she?"

Mary led us into the living room. The wisp that remained of

"Davis, I am glad that you're here. I know I am a

"Of course, Wilma. You know I would do anything for you

She closed her eyes for a moment to collect her thoughts.

"The first favor is that I need some time alone with my

"Of course, Wilma."

I went outside and sat on the front steps, scratching

"There's your big, strong men. Girls, could you get

I picked Wilma up from the chair and wrapped her in my arms.

"You know, the last time a man carried me like this,

I couldn't help but smile, even at the end Wilma was still

"I bet you wish it was that other man carrying you

"No. No, I don't, Davis. I will see that other man soon

By that point, we had reached the shore, and I set Wilma

"You don't need to ask, Wilma. Of course, I will look

Wilma smiled and reached out to take my hand while she

"You will know when the time is right for these. I

James and the girls had started down the path to the lake

"All hell is going to break loose when they read my

"I'll share that weight with her, for as long as she

Wilma patted my hand.

"That's good. I love you, Davis, but I think it's

Mary and Erin arrived with James, and they made sure that

After a while, Wilma started talking. She told stories about

"You are all artists, and you are all worthy of

She fell silent, and we sat for a long while listening to

As always, Wilma was right. The reading of her will did

Do you remember Mr. Sage, that man in the suit who came to

It seems that Phillip didn't just paint portraits for the

After James told Wilma his story, she called those old

The day of the reading of the will would have been comic if

Not surprisingly, the entire McDougal family also showed up

As per her wishes, Wilma was cremated, and her ashes were

The first surprise of the day came when Mr. Sage, who

The second surprise was the size and extent of that estate.

As part of the land trust, the dock was to be extended and

The third and final surprise was that Wilma and Phillip had

Wilma's paintings were left to the public gallery in Grand

Erin was given Phillip's portrait of her as a young woman,

Erin's family was furious at the changes in the new will.

When none of their ploys worked, Erin's family and the

On a similar note, my mother is still absent from our lives.

After things settled down, Alison finished her schooling and

Sharon was successful in her ambition to leave the peninsula

Mary spent months grieving her loss, but rather than turning

Unfortunately, James' family found out that he told Wilma

As for Lane, well who knows what he will do with his life,

He recently started dating a new girl, and she is a real

And then there is Erin and me. I have to say that things

I am still not the best at taking orders or following

One tradition that we've adopted as our own is that we make

Some nights, when it's just the three of us and our daughter

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"When I was fourteen, Mr. Johnson introduced me to a

"But what about school? Don't you need a high school

"One good thing about growing up in a small town is

"I had well over 6,000 hours of experience plumbing

"Just about the last thing that Henry did before he

After a few minutes spent lying together in silence, I

"When did your mom leave?"

I had never told anyone that part of my story; even my

"By the time Lane started school, Mom had already left

"Normally, when I got home, I would blow my horn as I

"After a few minutes, I got Lane to tell me what was

"That was the end of it. I asked Mary to stay with Lane

"Before she left, she spat on me and told me she wished

I marveled at how flat my voice sounded, but to my surprise,

"Can you imagine that, abandoning your own mother? I'll

"Since then, I have done what was needed for us to

"But what about you, Davis?"

"I don't matter."

"Well, you matter to me."

While I was speaking, Erin had wrapped both arms around me

I don't remember what she said, but I fell into a deep and

The power came back on early the next morning, and Erin and

"You've had some hard times, Davis Crawford, but you

I felt a sudden burst of both elation and fear as I returned

"Thanks for listening and not judging me. I've never

"It was my pleasure. Now let's get up and make some

Looking out the window, the snowdrifts were over two feet

"I am going to get started on the shoveling if you want

Erin gave me a bemused look.

"Or maybe, I am fully capable of shoveling snow, and we

A few minutes after we started, Lane came out to help. At

"I heard some of what you said to Erin last night. I

"Ah, Bud. I never wanted you to worry. Mom wasn't well

By the time we finished, we had worked ourselves into a

"Oh, I have a service, but they take so long to come

Erin jumped into the conversation, looking pissed off.

"It's part of my family and the McDougal's ongoing

I thought for a minute, before walking a little ways away

"Go ahead and cancel your current service. If they

Erin and I texted just about every day between Thanksgiving

Mary, in turn, was flourishing under Wilma's guidance. It

As it got towards mid-December, our thoughts turned to

When we got to Wilma's house for lunch on Christmas Day, she

Rather than a present, my stocking came with a small

"I was talking to Santa, and he mentioned that Erin

I looked at her in amusement, before replying.

"Well, it seems that Santa is about as subtle as a

Our present to Wilma came in three parts. First, we included

Wilma hugged and thanked each of us with tears in her eyes,

"Why don't you get your present for your brother."

Mary went to the studio at the back of the house and brought

"I wanted to make you something to say 'thank you' for

When I unwrapped the painting, I was stunned. It was very

After lunch, Mary and Sharon kept Wilma company while

"Thank you for taking such good care of Wilma, Davis.

We chatted a bit longer before I pulled out my present for

"This is amazing, who made it?"

"I used to draw quite a bit in school. Since Mary has

"It's beautiful, Davis. Thank you."

She started to blush as she glanced over at Lane, before she

Inside the card was Erin's two-part gift to me. First, an

New Year's Eve was even quieter than usual at our house.

"And is this friend a boy, by chance?"

As far as I knew, Mary had never had a boyfriend, so this

"Do we know this boy?"

"It's; It's James McDougal. But he's not like his

I had my reservations about all of the McDougals, but I was

To give Mary credit, James passed the first boyfriend test

"I just wanted to say, sir, that I am sorry for what

I had to admit that James was growing on me.

It wasn't long before Mary introduced James to Wilma. I had

"He seems like a nice, polite boy and he sure is

Wilma's relationship with the rest of the McDougals,

"We've got a big job coming up in Indian River that you

"What's this job going to cost me?"

"It's yours, no strings attached. But you wouldn't have

"On the other hand, if you don't work with us on this

There it was. They were threatening to ruin me if I didn't

Calum had a cynical smile as he walked away. He didn't value

"Fuck those arrogant worm-drowners and the horses they

Valentine's Day was never a big deal for me. Over the years,

My one consolation was I knew I would see Erin in a couple

As the date of the show got closer, I started to get

"Listen, Davis. Erin likes you for who you are. She

"I know, Wilma, but I don't even know what to wear. The

"Hmm, I can help you with that. I still have some of

Half an hour later, Wilma had picked out a heavier dark

"Phillip wore that pinstripe suit the first time that

I didn't want to seem ungrateful, but I couldn't help but

"Let me tell you a little secret. If you buy a cheap

Finally, Wilma selected a half dozen ties for me to try on

"Get these suits altered, grab yourself a pair of

I stood there in shock for a moment.

"Do you really think Erin is falling in love with

"Well, yes, I do. And it's clear as daylight that

"Most men don't bother wearing a pocket square anymore,

Wilma took a final look at me and then slipped a

"That's for you to get a haircut before the show. Your

The day of the performance approached with both aching

To make matters worse, I had the three-and-a-half-hour drive

"You made it! How was the drive? Wow, I love the

I guess Erin could see the sudden swell of anxiety on my

"Don't worry, the girls will love you, Davis. Why don't

Erin's housemates were really sweet, and the three of us

Despite my nerves, I was still ready before Erin, so I

"It's; it's not that you did anything wrong. It's just

"You really think so?" I asked, still not sure of

Just then, I heard Erin's voice from behind me.

"I'm sorry I took so long; we should head out before

Erin went silent as I turned to look at her. She was wearing

"Do I look alright, Davis?"

I took a deep breath that sent oxygen coursing through my

"I had no idea that anyone could look as beautiful as you

Apparently, she liked my response, since her face broke into

"You look mighty handsome yourself, Mister," she

"Is that one of Grampy's suits? It looks amazing on you,

I could see tears forming in her eyes.

"Wilma thought you might like it; that it might remind

"Gran was right. It reminds me of Grampy and now it will

I felt a bit self-conscious pulling up to a fancy hotel in

"Do you like it?" Erin asked a bit nervously, as

"Honestly, I thought that rooms like this were just for

"Normally that's the case, I guess, but for one night;

Dinner was lovely. I kept expecting people to see past my

"Jesus, the women in this place can't stop checking you

"Erin, I would never;"

"I know, Darling. And frankly, they can look all they

After that, I looked around the room with a new eye and

After dinner, we walked arm-in-arm to the performance hall,

Erin was still holding my hand at the intermission, and I

"Oh, I forgot to mention, some of the largest donors to

I agreed without hesitation; a decision I would second guess

It was close to 10:30 by the time the performance ended, and

"Please, just call us Tom and Martha. And you two make

"I am a plumber, Ma'am," I replied, wondering how

"What kind of plumbing do you do?" Tom asked with

"Mainly residential at this point, since I just got my

"Amen, to that brother. I remember those days well. I

Before Martha could stop him, Tom launched into a long and

A few minutes later, I was still talking with Tom when a movement

"My apologies, Tom, but could you give me a minute?"

Without waiting for a reply, I walked over to where Erin was

"Hey, now," I said, trying to defuse the situation

His hand recoiled like it had been scalded, and his cheeks

"Well, if it isn't the plumber," he said in a

"What did you think of the show this evening? Actually,

He seemed very pleased with his insults, so he continued, a

"Anyway, Dr. Anderson, as I was saying, it was

I had dealt with people like this prick for my entire life.

"You know, if you're trying to insult me, you're going

"I didn't borrow this suit from my father because I

"I may not know that much about musicals or the

The man's face was now distorted with anger, and he took a

"You can say what you want about me, you prick. I have

"When I was fourteen, two of the men my mother was

I looked him up and down once, dismissively.

"Remember that story the next time you're tempted to

I turned to Tom who had come over to stand with Martha.

"I'm sorry I interrupted your lovely event, and please

Tom held up his hand indicating that we should stay.

"Dr. Allen, you're drunk and making an ass of yourself.

As a chastened Dr. Allen left the reception, Erin leaned

Before I could stammer a reply, Erin kissed my cheek and led

"Did you really put two men in the hospital with a pipe

I chuckled softly before responding.

"That part of the story is 100% true. What I didn't

It was close to midnight by the time we made it back to the

"Davis, how would you like this evening to end?"

My heart started racing and my hands trembled.

"I; I want to be with you. But, I have never;"

"Are you still a virgin?"

"I kissed a girl once, back in high school, but it was

Erin tried to stay calm as she replied.

"So, you think that I am some kind of floozy who is

"No, that's not it at all, I;"

"Or do you think that I am so shallow that I will get

"No, I don't think that either;"

"Okay, then. Here is what's going to happen. When we

And that is what happened. Erin started a playlist of songs

"Well, hello, my rather large friend. You need to be

Her sensuous voice, and the image it evoked, were definitely

"That's what I like to hear," she murmured as she

"It's okay for you to touch me as well if you

"Now some women like it when you;"

I kissed her before she could finish her thought.

"Erin, I don't care what some women like, the only

"Oh," she replied in a breathy voice. "Well,

She lost her train of thought as my hand enveloped and

"Mmmm, yes. Just like that, baby."

I felt a wave of heat roll up the fingers on my other hand,

"Oh, Baby," Erin whispered huskily into my ear.

It was strange going back to my regular life after my night

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 As we finished the prep work, I asked Wilma about her

"She is a good kid but is carrying a lot of anger and

"Oh shit! Sorry about that. I can pay to replace

"Nothing to apologize for; I asked her to express how

"Well, I appreciate your taking the time. I am just her

"Being a parent doesn't mean that you know any more

I turned away so that Wilma wouldn't see me getting choked

"Sorry to bother the chef, but Lane needs some help

When I gave her a quizzical look, she blushed.

"It seems like he is going through puberty, which can

I went to the living room and saw that Lane was curled up on

"How are you doing, Buddy?"

He couldn't even look at me he was so embarrassed.

"I am so sorry; I just couldn't help it. I don't know

"Erin is a doctor. She knows how the human body works

"Did I ever tell you about what happened in Miss Iron's

Miss Iron was a bit of a legend among the male students at

"Well, I liked Miss Irons a lot. She was one of the few

As Lane listened to my story, he turned to face me and his

"So, what happened?"

"Miss Irons was lovely and kind like she always was,

I hadn't thought of the aftermath when I started telling

"Mom was mad?"

"By then, Mom was pretty much always angry. I did my

"Are you mad at me?"

"No, Bud, I'm not. In a few years, once your

Just then, Mary poked her head in to tell us that dinner was

"Are you safe now, or do you need a few more

"I'm good. Thanks, Dad."

After I helped Lane hobble into the dining room, we got down

"So, how do you know Gran, and why are you wearing

I blushed a bit as Wilma jumped in.

"If Phillip had filled out that sweater like young

"Gran!" Erin exclaimed, laughing while sounding

"Oh, don't you worry, Dear. He still filled it out well

We were pretty much all blushing at that point, which I think

"I am just your mother's plumber. I came out to fix her

Wilma jumped in at that point and added her two cents to my

"He also brought me my groceries and we had a lovely

Erin looked grateful but concerned.

"Did you have enough money to cover the bill, Gran? You

I tried to jump in before Wilma could reply.

"No need to worry, the bill was paid in full;"

"Hogwash," Wilma exclaimed as I tried to finish,

"Your brother wouldn't let me pay him a cent for the

I turned to Erin for support.

"I figured your Gran has enough going on right now with

Erin looked at me with a strange expression on her face. I

"Thank you, Davis, that was very sweet of you."

"Yeah, well; you see, it's just; pass the fish,

"That still doesn't explain why you're wearing Grampy's

When I was a little girl, I used to curl up in Grampy's lap

"I still have that record player here somewhere, let me

Erin started to protest, but it was too late.

"To finish answering your question, Erin, we were here

"That sounds like Gran. Most of the time when she makes

"While we are asking questions, how is Lane's

"It's pretty badly sprained, and he will need to use

I could feel myself deflate as she mentioned X-rays.

"I'm not trying to be cheap, but are the X-rays

It didn't usually bother me that we were poor. Heck, most

"Tell you what. I will be working at the hospital in

"You don't need to do that for us."

Erin gave me another one of her looks, this one I was more

"So, just to be clear, you can look after my Gran, fix

"Well, when you put it that way, I sound like a bit of

"Apology accepted. Come by the hospital at 11 AM

Before we could continue, the sound of a 45 playing on an

We got up from the table and followed the music back to the

"I think it's time for me to ask the prettiest girl in

"But unfortunately, it's a three-way tie. So, will you

"I haven't danced since Phillip passed. You know, we

"I imagine I will be a pretty poor partner compared to

Wilma and I ended up dancing a slow foxtrot to

"You're a very good dancer, young man."

"Our mother taught me when I was very young."

Before she began with the drugs and men, our mother had been

"The man always leads, Darling, that's just the way of

I was hardly a man at the time, but I never disagreed with

"Oh my, you do know how to dance!"

I couldn't help but smile back.

"I can't take all the credit. I think Phillip must have

As the song ended, I took a step back and did my best to

"It was a pleasure dancing with you, my lady."

"The pleasure was all mine, good sir."

I turned toward Mary and held out my hand. She hesitated

Mary slowly stood but looked anxious as I took her hand.

"Davis, I don't know how to dance. Mom was; she was too

"That's okay," I reassured her. "If there is

Wilma helped Lane, who had taken over as DJ, to choose a

"I'm sorry. I should have made time to teach you to

"It's alright. You've had other things on your mind.

As Mary grew more confident, I guided her through a simple

"Would you dance with me, Erin?"

She didn't reply but stood and took my hand. We waited for a

Even though I spent most of the dance looking over Erin's

At last, my love has come along

My lonely days are over

And life is like a song

The song was in 4/4 time, so I switched to a foxtrot and

The room went dark, which sharpened my remaining senses.

"Thank you, Erin. That was;" I couldn't finish;

"I should check the breakers and make sure that

Wilma just smiled and shook her head.

"If you like them, please keep them. Otherwise, they

A little while later, we said our goodbyes, but I promised

I was nervous when I took Lane to the hospital the next day.

"I just wanted to say how much I appreciate what you

"Honestly, it's no big deal. I do a lot of work around

Erin pursed her lips and looked like she had just bitten

"The 'least you can do' is more than the rest of our

"I meant to ask you about that. What did your Gran do

"The rest of my family is; there is no nice way to put

"Well, excuse my language, but fuck them. I don't know

"That's easy to say, but harder to do once the

"Well, if they do, they will find out what every

My exclamation brought a smile to Erin's pretty face. I

"Why aren't you on board with the rest of your family?

"My father, Gran's youngest son, Max, died shortly

"When I was a child, my mother and stepfather spent

"They would put me on a plane to Grand Rapids while

"When I was 14, I was staying with Gran and Grampy, and

"Isn't California home?"

"Home is where the people that you love are, and so

We sat in silence for a while, sipping our coffee. Before

"This might sound crazy, but since the rest of your

Erin brightened at the idea, and the smile returned to her

"That would be amazing! Why don't I give you my number,

For the next few weeks, Mary continued to meet with Wilma on

I saw Erin a few times at Wilma's as we made plans for

The one point of contention in our plan was how Erin would

"I don't want you to make an extra trip when I am

It sounded like she was digging in for a fight, so I tried a

"I need to stop at the hospital anyway, to return

She didn't buy that rationale either so, reluctantly, I

"I am sure you're a great driver, but if you drive

That finally got a laugh from Erin.

"Alright, you win. Why don't you pick me up at 7:15 at

"If by trusty steed you mean rusty old GMC truck, then

The morning of Thanksgiving dawned chilly and gray, with a

"A happy Thanksgiving to all our listeners. If you're

I was relieved that Erin had agreed to let me pick her up

"Hey, Erin. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. I just had a long shift, but I am ready to

She came up to me and gave me a hesitant look.

"Actually, I could really use a hug if that's alright."

Without a word, I wrapped my arms around her, and she buried

"Let's head to Gran's house. This weather isn't going

With that, we got in my truck and started the drive up to

"If you want to talk, I probably can't help with doctor

It took Erin a minute before she opened up.

"Most of the time, I love being a pediatrician. Kids come

"It's one thing to treat a grown woman, you know. I

I wanted to give Erin another hug, but since I was driving,

"I'm sorry."

My words seemed so incredibly inadequate; considering what

"Thanks for listening."

We drove on in silence, and by the time we pulled into

"Erin had a very tough night. I think some rest will do

Wilma helped Erin out of her boots and coat and then showed

By the time I returned with the rest of my family, the storm

Once the preparations were well underway, I laid in as much

Lane insisted on helping me with the firewood, and after a

By the early afternoon, dinner was almost ready, and Wilma