.." Hang on sweetie, this sounds serious. If you can wait a second I think my man is about to give up the goods. I'll just finish him off then we can....."Jane Morris came to a sudden stop as I heard a faint but familiar, and obviously raised voice say, "Well you certainly couldn't accuse him of slacking off on the job could you?" I knew immediately to whom the voice belonged to."Julie just walked in the door Mary, gave the poor guy a fucking heart attack." Then I heard Jane Morris obviously. The Canadian woodpecker accepted his challenge and promptly pecked a hole in the tree with no problem.The Mexican woodpecker was amazed. The Canadian woodpecker then challenged the Mexican woodpecker to peck a tree in Canada that was absolutely ‘impeckable’ (a term frequently used by woodpeckers).The Mexican woodpecker expressed confidence that he could do it and accepted the challenge. The two flew to Canada where the Mexican woodpecker successfully pecked the so-called ‘impeckable’ tree. Returning downstairs, he was careful not to let Clarissa see him and hesneaked back into the lounge to accessorize. He selected a necklace anda couple of bracelets to wear over his gloves; the earrings he left ashe hadn't had his ears pierced. Next came the shoes. To Neil they feltlike he was standing on pedestals and he made a few careful steps aroundthe room. Between the hobbles of his dress and the steepness of hisshoes he felt terribly vulnerable; one misstep and he'd come crashingdown to. When I said good bye to Frank I was careful not to show him any more affection than I had the other men, not that I didn't want to. I was conscious about the rule against forming any singular attachments and also concerned about what Mark's reaction would be.We were quiet for most of the ride home. We had a lot to talk about but I was content to save that for another day. My thoughts turned to all the experiences I'd had ever since that fateful night at Lisa's and Tracy's party. I'd had so many.