Shan Hu only nodded. Taking his cue from McAllister, the man had finally learned McAllister did not require conversation while traveling.Turning away,...McAllister and Sable shared quiet amusement.When the rain came, it was an icy, driving, soaking rain. The men slept between the kneeling horses, the canvas tent-cloth covering them. Sable said nothing of the heavy cloth bundle, tied, full-sized, to the saddle. McAllister saw the metal was rubbed shiny in a few spots, though Sable told him not to. We practiced him flashing me the pitch signal with every pitch, and we got so that we didn't have to think about it, we just did it. Every once in a while, I would shake him off, and he would laugh at me. This was fun, and we kept it up for over an hour.About 2:30, Tommy said, "I have had a great time today, but I have some chores that I have to do before dark, so I had better be getting home. Thanks for inviting me, and thanks for letting me use your hot tub. I had fun for more reasons than. Kani tanu kuda na premalo poorthiga munigi poyi. akkada yemi jaruguthundo kuda telusukoleni paristhiti lo vundi. Nenu kuda na premani tanaki panchuthu mellaga tana nighty ni vipputhu na pedavulatho tana padavulani bandinchi aa premalo vunna teepini tanaki panchuthunnanu. Ippudu tanu na krinda tana bra and panty tho matrameVundi. Ala appude nenu modhata sariga na jeevitham lo oka ammaini bra and panty tho chudatam. Ventane na rendu chethulani tana peddaga gundaram ga vunna tana rendu banthula. I'll try to understand and be the best father of a daughter I can be. Okay?" I went to him and hugged him tightly. The crisis of understanding had passed. Now all we had to do was learn to live with it.During the next few weeks Kelly, Beth, and I became very close as they helped me expand my tiny wardrobe, learn to handle males, act like a girl, and so on. Bruce and I went out a few times, but he and I never found away to get past what we knew about each other and things died a natural.