"Oh, just swinging through really. On my way through back to Denver to go to a job interview, really," he replied, with a wave of his hand.

"Job interview? Something new and promising, Dad?"

Jerry chuckled, "New definitely, but who knows how promising."

"Still working in the IT sales job you had before?"

"s.h.i.+t no, those a.s.sholes canned me," he replied, bluntly, letting his fist fall a little hard on the table. "That's why I need this new interview!"

"Oh, sorry to hear that," replied Stephen, trying his best to emphasize with the man.

"Eh, who needs 'em?" commented Jerry. "You think you know a company. And it's people! But who would have thought someone so close to me like my administrator would turn me in for just a little, tiny bit of embellishment on my expense reports? I mean, a guy's got to eat! Being a traveling salesman is costly! And you would think with the history I had with this woman, she'd show me a little loyalty!"

Stephen bit his tongue, letting his father vent. He wanted to intervene and ask if this was the same administrator that he cheated on his mother with, but decided it was a risky path to take. He glanced over at Grace, who was looking at his father with emotionless eyes. She noticed his gaze, rapidly sweeping the path of her eyes to his, before offering a sympathetic smile. She was thinking the same thing he was, no doubt.

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"Sorry, to hear all of that, Dad," replied Stephen finally, as his father took a breather from his rant to take a drink a water.

"Eh, it's hard to find good women out there, Stephen," postured his father, before hazarding a glance down at Grace's cleavage again. When Grace noticed, she pulled her s.h.i.+rt back a little further, cutting off any conceivable view for his lecherous eyes. "Speaking of which, what's your mother up to these days?"

"She's doing pretty good. Work has been good to her lately -" Stephen began, before being interrupted.

"She got a man at all?" He looked at him with level, almost desperate eyes.

"Yeah, she does. We just met him not too long ago. His name is Jim, and we really like him. He's a good man," Grace answered for Stephen, emphasizing the good man part. Jerry's eyes narrowed, a look of dislike forming on his face, before looking back at his son. Grace slipped her hand into Stephen's, giving it a little squeeze.

"I should have figured," Jerry said, finally, in a rare moment of introspection. "Probably needed the money!"