Okay, back in a minute." She wandered across and perused the menu on the wall, pondered a pastadish or the marinated chicken, but decided to go with P...il and theAtlantic salmon. Placed the order and got a little beeper thing tosignal when it was ready, then headed for the bar to get his beer. Shedidn't need another, besides the wine being three times the alcohol ofhis the glass was huge, almost a fishbowl. He smiled and nodded thanksas she sat, sliding his beer across to him.They sat in easy. “I thought the two of you had had a talk with him already,” said Ronald.“Yes, exactly, together, but she feels the need to speak with him one on one. She’s trying to clear up some things that he hasn’t been quite ready to deal with if that’s the way to say it,” said James. The older man nodded.“Still a ways to go,” said Ronald.“Yes, ‘fraid so,” said James. “The man is having a hard time sharing fatherhood status with you, sir. Oh, he realizes that you are Jenna’s bio-dad; but he sees himself as. He looked down at me and his eyes were slightly glazed over, with that expression I couldn’t say no to him and I didn’t understand why. “Come home with me Annie.” he said it in a whisper. I was about to say no when that expression got to me. “I-I…. um…” I looked down at his baby blue shirt and noticed his white and black plain shorts. My eyes fell closed and I could feel the heat radiating between us. I wanted to walk away and act like the kiss meant nothing but it meant everything! “Okay. By the expectations I had for the trip as I left Dillon, I was behind schedule despite not having to be any particular place by any time.I used my iPhone to check the weather, and the app informed me that fifty degrees would the peak high temperature in St. Cloud for the next few days, followed by another surge into the eighties. Lows for a few nights were expected in the thirties or high twenties. I rode into St. Cloud on my motorcycle wearing every piece of clothing I owned; I still felt cold.