Marilyn came in and smiled even though she did not feel like doing so.<br/>"Well, Cassandra dear, I have bad news. Demi is needed for helping in the kiitchen and that blasted son of mine is not eating with us tonight. He already ate before he came home. Perhaps I should have told him about you visiting us. even the best laid plans go astray s it says in 'Of Mice and Men'. How anyone ever read the whole boring book, I'll never know!.<br/>Anyways, I'll call the agency and you can go with me tomorrow and assist me with finding a few new staff members and perhaps we can drive by the reality office to see if there is any decent house in a good area. How does that sound dear?<br/>I know that Demi needs to leave by 8 so she can catch the last bus so she could get home......" Marilyn spoke hesitantly.<br/>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>Sean rolled over and happened to hear his mother's conversation. He just went back to sleep until dinner was well under way.<br/>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>George came home with a sense of upcoming doom. He knew that Marilyn wanted to move into a larger home but this is what he could afford and yet be able to do the kind of vacations that Marilyn wanted to go one several times a year. Catherine's college was being paid for by him and he was tired of the extra expensive college. Sean was much less expensive and even has offered to help his father with the expenses. He was a child to be proud of.<br/>He had decided that if Marilyn wanted a larger home, she would need to use her own money from her inheritance. He was not moving at the whim when they had a perfectly good home to live in. He only hoped that her 'little guest' will be a reasonable girl but he very much doubted that. Most likely one that will help her own cause.<br/>Quietly, George walked into his den where he should not be disturbed. He closed the door and locked it against the world. He wanted an half hour to himself for a change. He would come out at 6 sharp unless Marilyn decide to bother him. He went to his desk and took out his sign which read:<br/>DO NOT DISTURB BEFORE 6. I NEED TO THINK ALONE.<br/>He unlocked the door and placed the sign on the hook on the outside and then locked the door once again. He sat down in his comfy chair to read until 6.<br/><br/>At precisely 6 PM, George folded up his paper and ran a comb through his hair. He had a feeling that Sean would not be down for dinner but it was his decision after all he was a man and he was going to treat Sean as a man in spite of his mother.<br/>He walked out of the den and made sure that the door was locked behind him. He had the only key besides the one that Sean had. He was glad that Mariyln had agreed that she did not need a key. He had much more than what Marilyn knew about. He put his best smile on and walked to the parlor to wait on Marilyn.