I wasn't sure what that meant, but I wasn't about to ask. I just wanted to get to my room so I could be by myself and not have to answer any more ques...ions. She didn't say anything else as I headed down the hall to my room so I felt I was home free.After supper I went back to my room, knocked off my homework, and then played video games until I was tired enough to go to bed. I lay in bed thinking of Lisa and wondering how long I would have to wait to get to use one of the condoms I had bought.. Brian nuzzled his face into his grandfather's sweater, smelling wonderfully of pipe smoke and mothballs."Brian?"Brian looked over at his grandmother. The shape of her face was so elegant, framed by silver hair as she took another sip of bourbon, leaving a red lipstick smear on the Waterford crystal tumbler."Brian?"Brian closed his eyes and just enjoyed his grandfather's embrace, never wanting it to end. His grandfather hugged him closer, and kissed the top of his head. "Our family future lies. When I awoke the next morning, Ken was gone, but all his gear was there, so I figured he had gone down for breakfast, or coffee. I got out of the bed, made my way to the bathroom, turned the water on, took a leak, and stepped into the shower. I lathered myself up from head to toe, stepped out of the flow from the shower head, and was enjoying the feel of the spray from the shower head, and the feeling my hands were causing as I bathed my genitals. It was funny how I could become aroused so. The New Year came and went and our love affair was as the first day, our commitment grew and grew with the passing of the days, January gave way to February, and by the end of the month our world seemed to explode into pieces, our romance shatter, and our idyll in ruins.Natasha got up one morning nauseous and with an upset stomach, after the first symptoms had passed and when she felt better, we examined whether there were any food that might have gone bad and got her sick. It seemed impossible.