"Oh please, stay with us; we are going to the Vancouver too. We will need to go as well. You will ride with us?"How do you get out of that? This lady ...as strange and was attaching herself to me, along with seventeen kids. Oh my.My ex was an ex partially because I wanted kids and she didn't. Mostly she was an ex because I was a lowly teacher while her now current significant other seemed to have a bunch of bucks. I really didn't care, as it had been eight years since we split. Not a vicious. We sat and talked for some time before she made dinner. About 4 o’clock there was a knock on the door. She came back into the kitchen holding a bundle of roses with a card and was crying. I jumped up from my spot and went over to her. She laid the roses down and handed me the card. ‘I’m sorry baby! I won’t be home for dinner and we don’t get to spend our first Valentine’s day together as a married couple. Please forgive me. Love Paul.’ ‘Awe honey, I’m so sorry.’ I tried to sound sincere and. She rested her head on my shoulder as our legs regained some strength, and I couldn’t imagine having another experience for the rest of my life that could top this one. We showered again, and went out to the dining room to see what Harry cooked up for us. I guess we were gone for a long time, because he had a whole feast laid out on the table. As we thanked him for such a beautiful spread, he winked at us, and said he had something special for dessert. We must have worked up quite an appetite,. No, it might be a trick policemen use to put the handcuffs on you before you know what they're doing.His hand felt strong. "I'm Lester's father. I spoke to him this morning. He told me about the dance lessons you've been giving him. I wanted to thank you for taking an interest in him. Apparently, the dance was a tremendous success. He seemed happy with the way it turned out."Let go of his hand, stupid. "You're ... Lester's father?"What must he think of me? My hair had not been combed, and I was.