.. he had a projector!Ron headed to the kitchen and I heard the clink of dishes. I remembered he had talked about tea the first time we had met, which...was a British thing. “Oh, Ron, you don’t have to...”“Nonsense!” he said as he came back into the living room, a tray in his hands. “I always keep m’self ready for a cuppa in case friends drop by.”As he put the tray down I considered Ron. He seemed like a nice guy, certainly friendly, and other than Monday, who lived a few miles away, I didn’t. That left one acre for Benny to mow.“Don’t forget the Benny house loan. That’s another $10,000.”Benny had taken a loan from Two Guys Working for $10,000 to pay for the repair of his one dollar house. His monthly payment of $100 was taken directly from his monthly paycheck of $175. The $75 left payed for his monthly visit to Susan, his fake dates with Cathy, and a few meals out. He had a stack of cash in his bedroom for use in furnishing his new house or in the event of an emergency.Benny’s. I know I told you that Kate and I were just playing, but it was more than that too. After we talked about us that time, I thought we had more of a boyfriend/girlfriend thing than we had before. Then, you just ignored me for the next week or so. You didn't even say hi to me when you came home from school, like you used to. You just ignored me completely. I didn't like that. I figured you just wanted me to not do things until you were ready for me, while you went ahead and had all the fun you. I'm usually an easy-going guy and try to get along with my tenants. Hell, I been known to handle evictions so sensitively that the evictees shake my hand on the way out! This time, though, I was mad, and I wasn't pulling any punches."Do you love your daughter, Mandy?" I asked harshly, "Do you love Peggy?" You know I do, Frank!" she replied, still sitting there bare-assed on the rug. Not a bad body either, though the skin wasn't as firm as it used to be."Then how the hell did you let things get.
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