" Yes, sir! I will, I promise." One last thing, Joe. Never let pride stand in your way. Pride is self-serving and isn't worth shit. It can make you do...things that will make you miserable. It almost destroyed my life. Don't let it keep you from being happy. Joe... Lisa..."His body tensed up and tears streamed down his face and he settled back down. It didn't look like it would be long now. He held my hand on his chest. His whispers were now barely audible and he was having a really hard time. " I'm not sure I want to be here," Will said. "This was Austin's idea. He said it would be good for me, and besides, he hadn't seen any naked women in two years." Ah." Dave sank back in his chair. Austin's life hadn't been a particularly easy one, since he lost his wife to one of those debilitating degenerative diseases that are only supposed to exist in bad romance novels. Raising two kids was tough enough in most circumstances, but he'd managed to keep it all together. Dave nodded across the. "Go to your room honey." Mary said to Becca."Mom I..." Becca started, but Mary interrupted calmly "Go to your room."In a flash our daughter was up the stairs leaving a barely perceptible closing of her bedroom door. At that moment though a bulldozer could have driven in our living room and I would have had trouble hearing it. The silence was deafening. I could tell she was furious but her face started to soften."Want some coffee dear?" I heard her say. "Sure." I responded in kind not knowing. “Mark, Belleville clearly has had the edge in play outshooting the Chiefs seventeen to nine. While Jason Bennett has made routine saves for the Falcons, the score could easily be 5-0 for Belleville if not for the outstanding goaltending by Dustin Tokarski. You can bet the scouts are taking note of his ability to keep the Chiefs in the game despite the lopsided shots on goal for the NHL draft in June,” Jim replied.The tough fought battle continued as the last minute of play was announced. The.