I went close to her held her hand and said, its not just physical relation i am interetsed in but i would also like to be there for and so she does no... feel lonely. She felt better listening to it and she responded by holding both my hands. I kissed her forehead and left. Later she invited me for coffee that evening and wile discussing she got to know about my relation with a few girls earlier, there were tears in her eyes and i didnt understand. When i asked her, she said,” she was feeling the. Nita would probably keep me alive though. I know that I can not be away from you, that is all."Erma said, "Our baby is making me want to live, Bill. I don't know how I would feel if you weren't near enough to touch if I needed it." All right, I will never leave you if I am alive. You must promise me that you will be careful in everything you do. I know that if one of you died, I would also die."They both agreed.We sold a young steer, and enjoyed a trip to Papa's that fall. The van batteries. I. The Sure Shot was tied up at her berth in Bristol northwest of his current position. But she had been moving, last night: getting fuel. They were going to take her out today. He goosed the DPV up to maximum, and sent a click to Io via the small microphone that they'd attached to his scuba mouthpiece. He shifted the tanks on his back, and they settled more comfortably. He had the re-breather, of course, but there was too much risk that it would be torn away in the current to rely on that. Friends we were not. We were simply two business owners that occupied the same small house.I found it odd that he wasn’t any more chummy since that night but maybe he took it for what it was, just sex. As he started his normal weather and traffic babble I simply ignored him and continued my nightly closing ritual.Normally when he noticed that I was ignoring him he would simply say goodnight and leave. Tonight was different though and I was about to find that out. Mid-sentence, Randy stopped.