It was cold enough that year and the lake was frozen enough that I drove out on the ice and parked next to our ice shack. We got the heater going, reo...ened the fishing hole with our auger, and cleaned up the shack, since we left it messy the last time out, and settled in to fish.We drank beer and talked about mundane things like the weather, our jobs, and families at first, but then at about 9:30 am, Henry said, “We haven’t had much chance to talk about what happened in Green Bay last weekend,. She felt tears come to her eyes, she tried to hold them back but failed. She confessed to the man that this was the first time she had ever been left home alone and that she didn’t have any other money. Between tears, she apologized to him and told him he could take the pizza away. Unfortunately for her, he had other plans. “It’s ok, maybe there’s some other way you can pay for it.” He said while walking in. he closed the door, locking it behind him. “I don’t know what you mean I don-” She was. Rather than spread it around the head she swept it off with her forefinger and teasingly looked at him as she licked it off.Dan enjoyed a small slice of apple pie, pecan pie, and black forest cake along with vanilla ice cream.The last item for Jenny to do was offer each man a Viagra pill. “Some of the men might need a little incentive,” Darlene teased.The meals completed, everyone gathered in the living room where Caitlyn served them liqueur glasses filled with Grand Marnier. Dan sucked in air. She lightly lifted an eyebrow at me afterward in question. I slowly nodded that I again understood her reason, earning a smile that made me quiver like a schoolboy about to get his first kiss.I called Diego to tell him we would be delayed until the next day. After I hung up I said, "Cordillera's in labor."Keith tensed and looked concerned, throwing a worried glance at Cheryl encircled by his arm. "Do you need to get back?" No," I said, and he relaxed. "It's not her first, and everything's.