”She finally figured out I was winding her up.“There will be certain things you’ll be expected to do if you’re my date. You do know that Cora�...�s sister will also be there.”I might have pushed her too far. Who knew what she might come up with? I just hoped what she expected would be fun. Then there was the issue of Pam.“I obviously didn’t think this through. Am I expected to bring my baby’s mama as my date to something like this? I wondered if I’m somehow going to be related to you through the. Jen stood up and waved from where he was watching. The two launchers were right next to each other, and their crews would swap and help each other as needed. Anytime they weren’t arguing about which crew was better. “One pirate ship crippled as requested, Captain!”Jono was standing beside me and said “They’ll just move some oars from the other side until they have the same number on either side.”“Do they carry enough spare oars to completely recover from that? How about steering oars?”“No. They. “Besides, Johnny is bringing his buddy Sean; he’s a real Irishman, hails from Cork.”“Um, I dunno about that,” Marcie said, although she was dying to see both guys and wondering which one would fuck her ... or perhaps she’d do both ... oh that would be something... “I’ll take him if Marcie’s not interested!” Laura offered.“No.” Jane replied abruptly, “He’s for Marcie.”“What?” Marcie looked over quizzically, mental picture of a rugged Irishman on a surf board still pounding.Laura pouted. “Well,. Eddie would have stability, someone to watch over him while I was God-knows-where, playing baseball, and an end to mid-term interstate and intrastate school transfers.So where was the negative side?Nowhere. Except that I wasn't in a position to carry my share of the load, economically, and I likely wouldn't be, any time soon. I was going to be a kept man. Just a gigolo. I knew damned well that Emmy wasn't thinking in those terms. It was insulting to her for me, even, to be thinking in those.