"Come on, Dad. We're not stupid," said Steve.
CC called and wanted to apologize to both the kids and me. I put the phone on speaker.
"I'm sorry," she said. "I had no business using that language and your father didn't deserve it. I was just upset and it won't happen again."
Audrey chimed in. "Why are you with Jimmy, Mom? We don't like him and he doesn't like us."
"You just don't understand him."
Both of the kids rolled their eyes. "If you say so, but we still don't like him," blurted Steve.
She then asked me if she could come over on Saturday and swim with them. I said yes.
That Saturday, I took the kids to their class. Lyle introduced me to his sister, Cheryl. She and I sat together and watched the kids dive. Neither of us had much to say. After class, Lyle came over to us, looked
