Chapter 30Linda
CHRISTMAS HAD BEEN a bust. Other than TJ, the spirit of the season dissolved after Jane's strip act. With all I've seen with the portal, even that fit, although I'd have never guessed that she would do that. At least my father stopped arguing in front of her. I suspect Mom had a short and pointed chat with him.
Having Christmas here with my family might have been a bad idea. Mom hadn't been back home for a month. Daddy looked awful. He'd lost weight, and I'm sure the house needed work. But mostly, he didn't like being forced to confront his stupid comments. Jane put the final touch on Christmas morning but he'd started the fight, first with Joe and then everyone else.
Joe reminded him that Fritz had kept him out of prison and that if he'd kept his word, nothing would hav
