They were proper blue-collar boys and working together as often as they did became best buddies. Both were of similar build, six-foot-tall and slightl... stocky, weighing around two hundred pounds. They were both ruggedly handsome, with Cristo being the marginally better looking of the two. Both were married, each had one child thus far and were hopeful to add another family member, in the not too distant future.One Friday afternoon after they had been working on a week-long contract two hundred. ..I'm only joking..." Gemma again spat in Redhead's face and Redhead let go of Gemma's hair and pulled back hissed, "Let go, you fucking whore...you won't get away with this..."! But Gemma still gripped Redhead's coppery locks and with a rising scream, Redhead reached up with both hands and gripped Gemma's wrist with both hands; but Gemma, being younger, was super-fast and she reached up and a ratcheting sound signalled that Gemma had succeeded in handcuffing Redhead! Gemma let go and squealed. "I shrugged in defeat. "Ok, boss. You know best." Damn straight," she smiled. "Let's eat."We sat and chatted about old times and old friends for a couple of hoursduring which Marie and Hilda each ate two croissants, I ate half of oneand Mitch ate three, plus my discarded half. At three o'clock, Mariesent Hilda with me to get changed and she sent Mitch to get his garmentbag."She's only trying to help you do your best for Mitch, you know," Hildasaid. "You don't mind, really, do you? You're not. "Britt took a breath. "Okay, we shower together. It saves water."Mom and Dad laughed. Mom said, "That sounds like fun and it's economical, too."Britt and I smiled sheepishly.Mom said, "We saw Mel and Dan as we came in. They are holding hands. He's coming over this evening for supper. He seems nice."I said, "He is very interested in Mel. He switched shifts around so he would be here hoping to run into her. He thought we were Methodist or Episcopal so he had been visiting all the churches of.