I've been often told that I was good looking even and most people thought I was younger than 30 anyway.But I wasn’t sure what to do. Should I just g... and talk to her? One thing I was sure of, though, I couldn’t just stay where I was and keep staring at a dressing room. I walked out of the store and still unsure of what to do next, I decided to wait. Now I was standing in front of the window of the electronics store next door. I noticed it was getting quieter in the mall. It wouldn"t be too long. The load for this trip would be the lightest of the season, and they'd often gotten along without in the past. However, when they were doing their turnaround, Michelle got Jim off to the side and he admitted that he could dawdle another week and run as the swamper down to Phantom Ranch. By then, Michelle told Dave and Mary, Team 3 would be off the river and someone would probably be willing to ride the rest of the way.Someone was. In fact, both Duane and Mike offered to do it; Karin would. Little did I know, that something would happen on our vacation in the mountains.The first afternoon, going into early evening, Katie noticed me checking out girls in and around town. I never realized she'd seen it."I saw you checking out those girls Mr. D. Guess you're into younger chicks huh?" Katie said.I just shrugged and said, "Nah. Just looking."She smiled and said, "I get it. No worries. Your secret is good with me."I just laughed and we moved on.About an hour later, I was again checking. They locked eyes as she bobbed on him, and he caught a hint of a smile playing around her widely stretched mouth.Alyssa closed her eyes, savouring his emotions over their bond, and said with a happiness born of profound satisfaction, “That’s right, just enjoy her like she’s enjoying you. No need for guilt or self-recriminations, just pleasure for both of you.”John turned to look at her, tearing his eyes away from Sakura for a moment, and said, I wondered what you were up to. You helped her make.