." He was wracked in an agony of despair.She smiled at him."You're not an old man Jim....you never were.....Look, see!" So saying, she held his hand... up before him.Unable to accept what his eyes would have him believe, he stared at the strong and well-shaped hands. No hint of a wrinkle. Wide wrists heralded the onset of muscular arms that disappeared up beneath the sleeves of his old pajamas. He had no need of a mirror, he knew his face was that of a young man. He could feel the weight of. Beth had put it directly to Mom that we could tell she not only had a new fuck buddy, she also had a lover. Mom confessed, admitted to it and announced that we would see her staying over occasionally and that Mom would be doing the same at her place. This led to the subject of date nights with Darla. Mom had asked if we wanted to date her on occasions like we did Mom and we both answered with an enthusiastic yes. When asked how often we'd do it, Beth spoke for both of us and said only. I really did my best to befriend that animal but without any hint of success and as she refused to get rid of it, we gave up our attempts to be a couple and I had to confess that the dog was the winner. When Albertson heard about Nina, her dog and me, he sent her a dog collar and a message saying that it would be useful now when she had two mad dogs.To my great surprise Albertson's ex-wife Catharine rang me about the Marina Club's annual spring ball and asked me if I had a lady or if I could. "Zarika and Yasmeen add to the confusion, "Ms. Donaldson, can we return home too?"Mira reminds us, "There is no time to delay; we must depart now. Leftentant Donaldson if you do not believe the graveness of the situation, use your mobile phone to contact the cabin. Come Alexi we must leave now!"Alexi follows Mira out of the room as I look at the girls and admit, "I guess I need to call the cabin."I take out my mobile phone, dial the number but no one answers. Perhaps Mira was on to something. I.