"Tell me something" she said, "Do you think that I'm attractive?"Christ! I thought, mother and daughter, reading from the same page."Of course I do," ... said, "The only reason that I've never made a pass at you is my fear of being turned down and the possibility that it would end our friendship."She looked at me for a moment and then she said, "Do you honestly mean that?" Of course I do" I replied."Good!" she said, and she stepped forward, put her arms around me and kissed me. I kissed her back. The ten gallon tank was stored in a cabinet above the sink. That make it gravity fed to supply water to the sink and the toilet. All that was to explain that there were a few things to do, but not many. I had enough money left over from my payment advance, and my first state retirement plan payment to manage it. The big damage settlement check from the state would pay for my transportation. The planning had been daunting, but I managed it with Lucy’s help.I think Lucy’s children were at an age. ’ Peter interrupted. ‘You’re both my guests.’ He was going to impress Andrew who would prove a valuable ally if Peter were to win Jennifer. ‘How would you both like an Indian meal such as you’ve never had in your life? Promise it won’t burn your throat out. Alternatively, you may prefer perhaps Chinese or Thai. You decide.’ ‘Shall we say an Indian meal?’ Jennifer spoke for them both. ‘I’ll bring Andrew around to your place at 7.30.’ Enjoying her position as boss of the two men in her life, she. . uh, Jeff. This isn’t quite all of it. We keep our salted pork in another passage much closer to our living area. Plus, we have a stash of several types of vegetables as well as an abundance of jerky. Hopefully, we’ll be able to raise even more vegetables next year.”Jasmine came over and hugged Morales. “He did all of this himself.”“Well, you killed one of the porkers,” he said, pointing to the hanging pork.Her voice softened as she said, “We make a good team,” but she didn’t kiss him in front.