’ ‘Yeah well, she’d see it and not just hear about it if you two came around more often.’ Ouch. Okay, fair point, I get that, thought Gabe. �...Let me help you with those, sir’, Gabe asked, grabbing whatever bags were left on the living room floor, receiving only a grunt of acknowledgement from Emily’s dad. They carried everything over to the kitchen, where Mrs. Myers was already cooking, boiling, and setting out ten different things at once. The four women were talking as they moved around the. A few words here about football. I loved the game and I loved playing it, but I was never going to be an all-star. Good enough to play, but there were no athletic scholarships or pro contracts in my future. But my father never missed a game. He even made it to the away games. I don’t think he ever knew that I knew he was there. He always sat mid-way up in the stands with a lot of people around him and he never mentioned it to me.As I said, I wasn’t a star, but I did have my moments. I recovered. She returned the kiss as given until her hand moved to the back of my neck and she increased the passion level. The next six or seven kisses were in the ‘we can’t help ourselves’ category. We were in the dining area of the hall and suddenly the world around us burst into activity. The caterers had arrived. We saw the usual chicken smothered in something and overcooked vegetables. I told Rhonda, ‘There is a Japanese restaurant downstairs.’ She giggled and said. ‘Wait for me at the back. I have. After that they had talked along for while, catching up. Alfredo was still working for the Big P, although now he was a front end manager. To this Kylie had remarked that that position probably made it hard since he was used to working with his meat everyday. He got the joke, but didn’t announce it. Instead he casually told everyone that when he first worked for the chain that they used to cut a majority of the meat instead of having it brought in precut. Having to move sides of beef had.