" That doesn't matter today," she replied as she went to the kitchen.I sat and fidgeted on the sofa, attempting to see the books on the shelf unit whi...e I waited for her to return. She put a glass of wine in my hand and sat next to me on the sofa. She tapped her glass to mine."Cheers," she said with a smile."Cheers," I replied.We sipped our wine and chatted about our apartments. She had this one for almost as long as I had mine, about ten years, and had no plans on moving anytime soon. As we. Ernie replied, "Sure, they play right after the Banana Splits. You aresuch a doofus expecting them there. Like, why would they show up, youknow they stopped their live performances after Paul died. We all heardit, on 'Strawberry Fields, and after I played my white album backwards." Yea and you ruined my needle Boo Boo, you owe me $6 for a new on," Spocksaid."All I know is this will be the grooviest weekend ever! All hail rock androll! If you goin to Woodstock, ya gotta have soul," sang Gail.. ‘Sure. What’s up?’ She tried to sound lighthearted. She turned, and looked at him again. He was looking into her soul. He said nothing, stepping forward and taking her face gently, softly, in her hands, never wavering his gaze, and she could smell him again, that wonderful, slightly spicy smell. His lips touched hers. He was doing it. He kissed her deeply, and she melted in his arms. They tasted each other, feeling, sensing, moving even closer together, arms wrapped softly yet tightly around. “I’ll go back after I see Tanya and my son. It will probably take me a month to six weeks to finish up, but we will work it out. They are my problems big brother, but I do know how to ask for help if I need it,” he assured me.I told him what time the funeral was, and he said he’d be back to pick Beth and me up in time. He gave me a hug and left. I went back to the kitchen. I hadn’t searched his feeling for a while, or I’d have known about Indy. I was slipping, too involved in my own problems I.