‘Now, when I’m gone,’ he went on, ‘You just shuffle into the bathroom and look at the decorations on your lovely ass. Don’t you dare pull up...your panties or your pants, until you’ve done that.’ ‘I won’t,’ she said, and she heard him leave. It was a sign of her frame of mind that she didn’t, when he’d gone, pull her pants or panties up. As he’d told her, she shuffled along the length of the office to the bathroom, the panties and puddled pants impeding her every step. She felt foolish but didn’t. He kept in touch with his friends and annually increased their number. Over the years, he became aware that his father knew what he was talking about.Inasmuch as time and nature carry out their designs and mysteries on a man, friends were the bulwarks of his life.After 60 years of life, here is what he learned:Time passes.Life goes on.Distance separates.Children grow up and become independent; it breaks the parents’ hearts, but the children become separated from the parents.Jobs come and. “How long have you been fucking that bastard?”His rigid member swung stiffly from side to side. I could hardly hear what he was saying. I just couldn’t believe my eyes!“Best man! Bastard showed me who the best man was. Get out of that dress you’re not fit to be in white. Tart!”I fumbled with the pearl buttons high behind my neck and eventually the dress ended in a white heap around my feet. But my eyes never left the darkening head which was now fully exposed, freed from his foreskin.“I suppose. " You're right, we gotta hurry." Charles turned his gaze back to Willa. "Comewith us. I can get you help. If we get far away from the hotel then ...,"Willa shushed him. "No. The hotel is my home now. It's in my blood and soul.But I believe what you said Charles. For what it's worth, I love you too. ButI'm a hotel employee and they can and will break me. If I weren't pinned, I'dprobably be fighting you both right now. Just go. And forget me. Forgettinghelps. It washes away the past. Just make.