DENISE"It would seem fate is on our side, dad." I was in a jolly mood that evening.

"What is it? What happened?" He was sitting on one of the sofa, a small console table before him. A big ashtray almost filled with ashes and bottles of beer littered the area.

He was also in a jolly mood, that I could see.

"News just reached me that Hailey's daughter is dead." I grinned, it was a mile-wide stretch.

"Oh. And you're happy because..." His brows furrowed a bit as though he was not getting how ...