The town wasn’t any big deal, nothing too fancy or elegant about it. To be honest; apart from the regional police HQ and the neo-classical façade o... the City Hall; there was very little in the way of amenities or local landmarks that would entice or encourage a visitor to stay. That is of course; if we are focusing solely on legitimate Joes with legitimate interests. You see; Hammerstock had an open secret: it was the vice capitol of the entire state. Here, illicit booze or moonshine (although. Instead of diving in deeper with a bottle of Jacob'sCreek." You think your father's an alcoholic?" Isn't it obvious?" Tell me about it." Mikie went on to tell how her life has been livingwith an alcoholic. How it was bad before his 'accident' at work and howit had gotten worse ever since that time. She also told Dr. Zaaijer howher mom doesn't believe her when she tells her how bad it is. How hermother has blinders on when it comes to dad.Dr. Zaaijer pointed out how it was Mom's idea to. The fact that she covered his hand with hers and pressed his fingers hard into her flesh was all he needed to know that Friday night was a sure thing in the happy ending department. That was important to him because a couple of his previous babysitters turned out to be duds in the sexual awareness area and they giggled at the first kiss and pretended they didn’t know what he meant by “coitus”.Tony’s sister in law Connie was away in college out of state and he missed her because she never. You couldn’t get past the fact that I was born a boy. And I wasn’t all that passable back then either,” she says. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to react the way I did. I just… I don’t know. I was trying to figure who I was,” I say.“It’s fine, Jack. The past is the past,” she says. “Besides, you don’t have to apologize. You didn’t do anything wrong. I shouldn’t have expected you to feel the same way about me. Especially since I had just started transitioning and was still trying to figure things.