All I could do was comfort him, give him my time.’ ‘And affection? I know you were his hero as he was coming up. I know you helped him out with th...t shooting incident at home. I know you coached him when he was moved to shortstop.’ ‘How do you know all this?’ ‘Uncle Jimmy has been coaching in the winter leagues for years. He lives in Puerto Rico five months out of the year. He knows everybody and everybody tells him everything and sometimes he tells me because he knows I will not divulge. Itwas different, very, very different, but in ways Icouldn’t put into words. It was the best feeling inthe world. It was great. It was mind-blowing. I didn’tthrust, I didn’t move; I just lay there, supportingmyself on my knees and outstretched arms and filledher with my come. I didn’t so much as come, as it came over me. I was soamazed at everything – that it was happening at allwas enough, that it was in my own bed was too much tobear – that I didn’t. When she did, she wouldn’t say a word to Taylor or me. She took a shower and went to straight to bed. The next morning at breakfast she ignored me and Taylor. We both tried to apologize and Karen treated us like we were not even there. We received this silent treatment for three days.On the third day Taylor and I were watching TV in the den when Karen entered and stood in the middle of the room. She looked first to me and then to Taylor and then said, “How could you?” Taylor and I got up and. ‘Bless this food, Lord, and the hands that prepared it,’ was all that came to mind. Hershey took up a midway position, scanning the floor hopefully. After the initial, ‘Tastes great’ compliments for the beef stew and small talk about the spring snow, they sat quietly with their own thoughts. Bill looked down at Hershey, and she wagged her tail. Moving a square of beef to the edge of his plate, he flicked it and it never hit the floor. At first, Faith giggled, but then placed her hands on her.