We talked quite a bit and the time quickly passed. I pulledinto her driveway with a bit of regret at the parting thatwas about to happen. Then she sup...ised me by asking me infor a cool drink. I accepted of course.The drink she handed me was nice and icy. It went down quiteeasily and so did the next one. I was feeling quite good, especially with her sitting close and with her hand on mythigh. Finally she asked why I wasn't making any moves onher. When I said I didn't think it'd be nice of me to. Six of the longest, loneliest days of my life. The last two I spent in town waiting on the parts to build a new unit. I had to have some kind of companionship. There was that word again. I chuckled and shook my head as I headed back to bed. Weird looks, pitying looks, whispers, and shakes of the head. Those don’t make anything but pain, even for someone who has skin as thick and tough as iron on the outside. That was me, a man of iron and steel on the outside but marshmallow cream on the. ” He said coolly. “How you feelin’? Couldn’t handle the shots, huh?” “No,” I grabbed my head. “I feel pretty shitty, and I can’t move. What happened last night? I don’t remember anything.”“We fucked.” He stated plainly.I snorted, “Yeah, I remember that part. I don’t think I could ever forget that. I mean after that.”He smirked and reached over me to grab his cigarettes off the nightstand. “Well after we fucked, you passed out.” He said then lit his cigarette and dragged on it. The smoke was. And most rarely, it's toward the headboard. I chose the right one?" If I had been wrong, you would have dismissed it for the simple attempt at reality is was. I hope that's not what blew it for me!"Now it was Suzy's turn to pry! She asked him, "Since you told me to imagine you were my daddy, were you imagining me as your daughter?"(From the outset, Karl had admitted to Suzy that he was a married man with a daughter her age.)"As a matter of fact, I was," admitted Karl. "She has become quite sexy.