"I took that in while taking a sip of tea, I couldn't say I was shockedthat True North was gay, in fact I was more surprised he wasn't marrying acape....Well, I appreciate you trusting me with this, TN," I replied. "But whyme?" I want you to switch sides, at least for a while." Wait, what?" I sputtered. "You want me to join the good guys?" Hear me out" He replied, "I want to be able to step back for a bit, havean actual honeymoon, but I don't want Artic Princess to be stuck trying todo the work. That day, Battery A contained three guns, firing as fast as they could be reloaded. Shells suddenly began screaming in and exploding from Yankee counter battery fire. Without warning, Jesse was enveloped in a blinding flash of light a concussion that was oddly without sound. Jesse was flung to the rear and into the ammunition pit for his gun and then the lights went out.When he opened his eyes again a few minutes later, he sat up slowly and looked around. He tried to get up but couldn't. Jesse. No, that was wrong. I couldn't even do that. I'd have to be a nun.There she goes - good old Sister Mitchell. Hell, I wasn't evenCatholic.I was pretty circumspect at dinner that evening. Fortunately with allthe other conversation at the dinner table, no one seemed to notice.And with finals coming up, few of my fraternity brothers wanted to sitaround the dinner table for another cup of coffee while they lingeredover conversation. I was relieved at that. As far as they wereconcerned, I was one of. But why don’t they believe me?’ He stepped closer to me. He put his finger underneath my chin and lifted my head so I was looking at him. ‘Listen, over the years you have really helped me out. With the fire and my wife leaving town. I don’t think that I would have survived without you. You have had to deal with the cops, and you still cope. You have a job now and are happy. You are better off without me. I just hold you back. I cause all of your problems. You should go.’ ‘Helping you has given.