There was one child of the union, a son, who had stayed with his mother. ‘She’s welcome to him,’ was his only comment when Helen had asked how B...ian felt about that. She gathered that children were not high on his list of priorities, so it was just as well that she had been on the pill since her teenage years and had not yet come off it. Perhaps she would one day, but it didn’t seem likely given Brian’s attitude towards his only son. ‘Make sure you don’t leave it too late,’ her mother had. ”Jan gave him a big kiss as a server named Charlie walked up, “How can I help you folks today?”“Water for everyone and menus please?” Brian said.“What kinds of places are you talking about, restaurants like Terry’s or on a stage with a proscenium?” I asked.“A mixture of both. I didn’t know how you would react if I got you a place with 1,000 people paying to listen to Michael Thomas and the GOLD STANRD?”“Whoa, one thousand people at a time. That’s quite an upgrade from Terry’s, isn’t it Brian?”. I only began to notice how older males looked at me when my uncle drooled over his beer as I exited the pool with my brothers. His leer caught me off guard, made me uneasy and sick to my stomach. Life continued, day to day, but I felt him getting nearer and nearer as time wore on. He partied at the house every weekend with my dad, he began to stay over nights, and then demanded I bring him a towel into the shower. These small instances began to accumulate doubt in my mind. Eventually the. Bill guzzled about half ofthe beer in one gulp, while Sam gently sipped his wine. The two friendsmade some aimless small talk while enjoying their drinks. In shortorder, Bill was on his third beer, while Sam was finishing up his secondglass of wine.?This is nice, isn?t it?? asked Bill. It?s so relaxing being out herein the warm water. I?m really glad we got to come up here early andspend some time together. We have a good time when we?re together ascouples, but I?m really enjoying the time.