I really wanna know. Since she was finally speaking to me... Do I really really want her speaking to me again? ... I should ought to wake her.Tickle c...ty.“Daddy! Damn it! Now I need to pee.”I pointed at the service station door. She bailed ... I checked out her butt ... no wetspot.I mean ... really ... I looked to see if I had tickled the piss out of her. Geese ... you guys. Disgusting.Myndee was guarding the door. She ushered Abby inside and followed. There was a line when Abby was finally out. And remember, it's an Aina month, just 18 days. If my mother Kara stays healthy, we should get back to the village at the start of * makule *, just in time for the New Mahina party." Huh?" What? Oh! Uncle Leon, forgive me! Can I start teaching you some Hopewell now?" Sure!"Each season has four months, * Hanua * Keiki * Makua * Makule * They mean birth, child, adult, and elder. You have to get the notes right too, not just the sounds. Each month has three weeks, with six days each." Okay. What. Not sexually, anyway. But Liz, she was one of those rare few that sparked something inside me. I decided I’d go to that ball and if my courage held and the timing right, maybe I’d make a play. I’d never been with a woman and had always been too chicken shit to even try. Liz was worth it and besides, I’d be in disguise. To say I carried a torch for her was too much, but maybe a candle. Halloween came quickly and I could hardly wait. I’d told everyone I had no plans and used my abstention to win. Do you consider that punishment Sir?Don't be a wise ass, I said, kissing him.The first night she didn't come home, Jake was torn between anger andanxiety. Actually he was afraid. He couldn't see calling the police toreport her missing. He was a bastard. But he wasn't a fool. He didn'twant the law poking around in his life.Maybe she's spending the night at a girlfriend's house, Paul suggestedthe next day after work when they went out for beer and subs afterJake found that Cally still hadn't come.