I told the man that I had a gun in a new purchase box, but no older ones yet. I told him that I was thinking of being a little more proactive and to h...ve a gun within easy reach. The man said, "We went through your past while we interviewed you, and I need to ask if you might be interested in a position as a Deputy." Not really. I think the last time I was confronted with a kill or be killed situation got me into some problems. I'm glad to be far away from that."The older Deputy said, "Well,. So it really is time to lock awaythose feelings and memories into a little box and hide it somewheredeep inside me. It might be the only way to possibly hang on to thething I value most, and desperately don't want to lose. And I supposethat's my soul."Anyway." Mr Black expresses impatience. "Enough chit chat! It's timewe introduce you to your new lifestyle which I'm sure you'll soonbecome fully accustomed."What does one do in this circumstance? Brace oneself? I hadn't evenbegun to think about. “Hey, you had a dream. Who was I to stop you?”He watches her climb out of bed letting the sheets fall off her naked radiant body. He looks at her delicate perfect peaches with such soft nipples, more pink than brown. His eyes drift down to the patch of curly brown hair at eye-level with the bed. A blanket is thrown over his head. The linen smells like sex still; he pulls it off his head. Marian walks toward the dresser.“How is Lacey, by the way?”“Do you really want to know, are you just asking. One of the neighbor’s wives, Olivia, made a comment to Kelsey about her eighteen-month-old son, Grant, who kept taking his diaper off and running around outside naked.Olivia said, “Wow, Kelsey, it sure looks like Grant isn’t that fond of wearing clothes.”Kelsey laughed, and said, “You should see him inside. He always likes to walk around naked.”I was in a mischievous mood, and before I realized what I was doing, I laughed and blurted out, “Yeah, just like his daddy.”Emily elbowed me for saying.