"I just ... A friend of mine just, uh ... called me and I ... This weekend, I'm going to ... to visit her." Oh," Thomas sounded a little surprised, si...ce I'd hardly mentioned any friends in the time he'd know me."Yeah, so..." I laughed nervously. "I'm going to go Friday after work and come back, um ... Sunday night, I think, and..." Okay, well ... Where's your friend at?" he wondered."What? Oh, she's um, she's in college," I said. "At the university." Okay. How about if I go with you?" Thomas. After confirming that I could buy it at the location (even though I could have had it ten dollars cheaper by buying it on board) I was off. The bus arrived at the entrance and I separated from the group going to the ticket window. I pulled out a credit card but the women at the window seemed to salivate at seeing the cash in my wallet. Leaning in the clerk said that she would give me a ticket for the day with all privileges for $40 in cash which was almost half price. I asked about getting into. She’s striking.”“None taken,” I said. “She is isn’t she. You’re from close by?”“I am,” then he said, “How did you know?”“The rock that was there last year.”That drew a blank look.“At the mine.”“Ah, I’m from up the road ... at the B&B and cabins. Thought I’d bring me mates up and show ‘em some country. City trash, the lot.”“Think that’ll collapse on him?”Right off he knew what I was talking about. “If he gets too rambunctious it will.”“Might kill him?”“Life’s lessons are learned by the survivor.. "Rick. I need to tell ya' somethin'. I think it'll make you happy." She turned and went to finish dressing for work. Robbi and Billy kissed and hugged the pair of them. Robbi patted Sue on her rear end. "Hope you'll not mind sharin' him with us. That boy is a toe curler. All of us, from the Mom's on down love to split the sheets with 'im. He makes Casanova look like Rodney Dangerfield, or Clarabell the Clown. We couldn't do without 'im."Sue promised that she would gladly share him, if some of.