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He belched a little and the taste of acid filled the back of his throat per him to have a sour expression He quickly er too hts of Marla and her son What was his name? He couldn't even recall the nahty dollars a ht- at least he was doing his part

The next picture he laid eyes on was at a family picnic that she invited him to for the 4th of July It was the first time that he met Markus and Dinah He smiled at the picture Markus was still in diapers and Dinah was an arm baby not even six ht hten up His former smile returned to his face as his eyes quicklyat the rest of the pictures There were pictures of the kids first day in kindergarten, little league, soccer and basketball pictures of Markus; ballet, piano recital and gymnastic pictures of Dinah Then his eyes rested on his own college graduation picture and he couldn't help but choking up That was one of the happiest days in his life- receiving his law degree; and the next picture of hi the bar exahter cah his office door dressed in her Sunday's best with her hair freshly done Since this would be the last fa the fact that Markus was heading off to college soon, they had decided to make it a specialether She and her ether at the spa yesterday getting all dolled up for the family portrait today while Markus and he had spent a father and son day together shopping for new suits and having lunch together

"I'ot up froan to put on his suit jacket so that they could mark the happy occasion with a fa their 14th anniversary already; where had the tione he wondered

Jacob lived in an upper-upper hborhood where 99 of the co to work in the city Because this co; public transportation in the area was nil Golden rain trees littered the outlining curbs of the streets and finelydriveere the perfect setting for the mansion-like houses that set off afar in the backdrop The two teens hborhood They could tell this wasn't the average working class neighborhood by far