I had realized that I wanted plenty of firepower if I ever needed it.At last, we were ready to leave. Bob drove us out to the highway and gave me the ...pportunity to drive. Driving on the highway was not difficult at all. I set the speed control for 50 MPH and let her rip. Bob sat in the adjacent seat to navigate for me.The women fixed a lunch for us while we were still moving, and that saved a lot of time, especially when it came to feeding the kids. It still was nearly supper time when we got. I don't mean to be a problem."Bad mistake that time. I told Dar, "Oh come on, I was teasing. Can't friends tease each other?" Dar tends to take everything literally, and I had forgotten that.Sandra said, "Don't worry about it Dar. We needed the exercise any way, and now we won't have to warm up so much." Shelly nodded too.Dar started smiling again, and said, "I hope the tryouts start soon. I want to watch. I haven't been anywhere but the hospital and home in a long time now. I like watching. "Do you call me a lady too," cut in Alice?"Of course, now start acting like one or I'll have to put you over my knee," I said to her with a smile."Oh Yes! Please I would love that," she replied."Alice, thank you I was getting a bit pissed off at you walking around with your head hung down, stick your chest out and show you are a woman, Oh! Better not we'll never get past then," I said with a laugh.We burst out laughing none more than Alice herself.Mary served me up lunch, well sandwiches on a. " Yeah, I know, I've been working with her kids for awhile now." Not like that, stupid," she said. She was facing me, propped up on one elbow, doodling in the small line of hair that ran from my belly button to my crotch. It sort of tickled, in a squirmy way. "I mean, she likes you." Nah." I dismissed the thought. I had too many complications right now to be thinking of Lori like that."What?" She was persistent. "You don't think of her in that manner?" No. Yes. I mean... Well, she's really.