My boner was in clear evidence, and though Ruth pretended not to notice, I felt certain that she had. I recalled how much she liked to tease me in tho...e days when we spend time in the "real world" on these not-quite-dates where we'd hang out and drive around and do all sorts of activities. She never referred to me as her "boyfriend" though looking back, she had no other steady male companion, and we were inseparable.I remembered how jealous I would become when she'd refer to one of her other. It was getting late when I pulled into Cherry’s neighborhood. It looked like most of the community was home for the night; cars in driveways and no one out on the sidewalks. I turned onto her street and quickly found Cherry’s home but knew better than to stop in front of her place. I parked a few houses down the street.Cherry and her Mom lived in a Ranch style home that had a lot of large trees and shrubs for landscaping. I only saw one light on in the house and since I was still texting her, I. And then, "I'm out. I got squat." Quarter to me huh?" Mark rubbed his chin. "Okay. Here's your quarter and I'll ... bump it a quarter. Fifty cents Tony." I'm in." He didn't even hesitate. "And, aw, what the hell ... let's add a quarter. So that's..." Fifty cents to me," I frowned. But I'd pulled two fives in the draw, as if by magic, and even I knew it was gonna be tough for anybody to beat a full house."Alright," I took a deep breath. "We're all adults." I said and then I looked at Mark. "Some. . so very proud of you!" They held each other for some time, sharing the joy of the moment with eachother. The Trish heard the man give a deliberate cough to interrupt them. "Ihate to break this up," he said politely, "but there is a pressing issue wemust discuss quickly." Trish forced herself to calm down, and mother and daughter loosened theirembrace. They turned to the man, and listened, still sniffling and crying withjoy, smiles beaming from their lovely female faces. "Normally," continued.