At least the 'special' emergency number wasn't quite asuseless as I thought, though I still didn't know if this strange man'spresence was a good thing...or not."Is this her?" he asked, looking down at the sheet covered body. Icouldn't see his face, but he sounded almost choked up, "Vivian..."I was a little surprised that he knew my mom's name, but it confirmedthat he did know her. From the way he was dressed and the way he hadappeared in the living room, I guessed that she must have known him. She thinks everything will work out. If you do this you might as well take her back to Crystal Springs. She will be in just as much danger here if she tells anyone where she is.” I said.“Can she take Earlene?” Emily asked.“No, she can’t take Earlene,” I said.“You are just being petty,” Emily said.“Well she is going to have cartoon red hair within a week. I don’t think Earlene deserves to be collateral damage, when the shit comes down,” I said.“You don’t get it, she and I need each other,” she. She lean her head to the side and inspected it from that awkward angle. “You got scratched?”“Yes, but it’s not bad. And it’s not the first time, is it? A little scratch isn’t much for such pleasure.”Tim is sitting next to them and stroking Barb’s back down to her ass. “We’ll get some antiseptic cream for that when we get back to the resort. And you’re right, it’s no worse than any of the others.” He lay down next to them and each turned their face to him and his kissed each. “I have really. . the back nine of my life and it catches me by surprise ... How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go?I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that I was only on the first hole and the back nine was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.But, here it is ... my friends are retired and getting grey ... they move slower and I see an older person.