Gradually however, itgrew and grew until, by the time Barry and I were in our teens, it wasvery successful and the Robbins had moved into the most pal...tial housein the district. The fact that Barry's Dad could, and did, indulge hisevery whim, spending money like water, didn't affect our friendship;whatever Barry had he shared with me. And it wasn't as if my parentswere short of a bob or two either; it was just a question ofrelativities.Somehow or other Barry and I managed to reach our teens. I’m kinda nervous about facing my parents this morning after everything we heard last night,” I admitted.“Just be natural with them, Charlie. It’s just part of life,” she reassured me.“Yeah, you’re right. I’ll just act like nothing happened.”Since we didn’t have a chance to shower last night Erika and I both decided to share a quick one before catching breakfast.“Mind if we take a shower before joining y’all?” I shouted down the hall to my parents.“Of course not. Go right ahead, dear,” replied. "We can work on the article about Femme Fatale? among other things." It's a date," Cindy agreed."Definitely," Derek seconded.Daphne glanced down, at the erection that bulged in the front of Derek's pants. "Bring that with you," she suggested.---Daphne lived in an exclusive penthouse apartment that overlooked San Diego Bay. Everything was white; the walls' the ceilings' the wall-to-wall carpet that covered the floors in every room. Except the two bathrooms, which were laid with white tile. The. That was enough to get Luke and Ray smiling."Like when he was on first and yakking it up with the first baseman, and that line drive clocked him right on the top of his head." Ray retorted."The asshole cost me a hit. It went straight up. My damn line drive turned into a pop up" Lucas grinned shaking his head.They ended their night, clinking their beer mugs together."To Chucky, rest in peace brother."They would make a group trip out to his grave in a couple weeks. Maybe drop by his folks.Lucas.