He?d had a long and stressful day. He?d beendistracted since Hank?s call and it made the work they did thatafternoon difficult.Rose had been waiting f...r him to return, anxious about how to tell himabout John?s I?ll advised confession to Blaine. She was nervous. Sheknew he wouldn?t hurt John, but she wanted to handle it delicately. Edcould handle anything, but he did have a temper.Ella, MK and Kylie had arrived just before 8:00. Blaine was still atthe condo, hanging out with the girls. They were. We have made several changes to Program Committee procedures and policies, as a result of the events and suggestions of that week. In addition to the tightened conflict of interest rules, we have changed the selection process somewhat. All members of the Committee are present when the initial list is printed out, and each must sign the page. Also, the Committee gets a list of competitions and events that the Program might effect that week, and (where practical) lists of students involved in. I'm sure my face went so red. Oh. So, so red. But instead of the outrage and disgust I'd expected to come on like a storm, soon to be followed by a request for my immediate and permanent departure, was something quite unexpected. There just below that cute little nose of hers was a cheshire cat grin. Seeing this, confused me at first, that is until she said, “Oh look at you, poor boy. I always knew you were a stroker. Please. Don't stop on my account. I'd love to watch you if that's okay. It. " That's cool. It's good to take things slowly at first. Hey, you want to play catch or something? We didn't get to our normal Saturday routine." Sure, let me get the football."We went outside to do our bonding. This has been something that we have enjoyed for quite a while. Playing catch. It started back when he was playing Little League Baseball and we still do it today.4 o'clock was the Bills game on the tube, so we spent the next few hours in front of that. As usual, the Bills found a way.