I had spent some time with Thia and Jon the night before I had taken them out to dinner and a movie. In so doing I had fulfilled my obligations before...leaving Triboro. I was free to go to Virginia searching for Lillian Ritter with a clear conscience.Thia dropped me at the Enterprise rent a car outlet in Triboro. I rented a Ford Mustang by the day. I didn’t expect it to be more than a couple of days, so I passed on all the package deals. I left from the enterprise store front and drove straight. "It took a while then she said, "You are more than a man but I can love the man within you." Then join me."KhAvar smiled then the grin grew wide and she jumped at me then stopped as if I was sacred. I moved quickly and held her to me as if she had done this. I gave her a good kiss with a surge of endorphins. She had to be held until she came to her senses and I set her onto her feet.MehrAk was right behind KhAvar and I said, "Will you join our family?"She too gave me a big smile and jumped into. “We’ll take your car, but I’ll do the driving.”“I can drive my own car.”“Will you be getting lessons on defensive driving?”“I don’t think so.”“You will if I’m driving.”“Oh, I didn’t know about that,” Carl said.“Are you ready to go?”“Let me change my clothes,” Carl said.After changing his clothes, Carl went with David to his little car. It was a small Japanese commuter car. David studied the car for a second and then shook his head.“What’s the matter?” Carl asked.“This car.”“What’s the matter. I guess I wanted to change mine too. So we did it in the backseat of his Pontiac."'"'Was he any good?"' Richie asked."'I dunno. The first time's usually a bummer from what my girlfriend's told me."'"'Don't girls remember the first time the rest of their lives?"' Manny asked."Paula laughed and popped the lid of her beer. "'Do you remember everything about your first time?"' she asked, answering his question with one of her own."'Hey, I'm a virgin,"' he replied with a shit-eating grin. "'We're.