Youshould try it sometime," Carl said as he put his clothes on."Right," Joey muttered as Carl exited.Joey looked at his closet sheepishly. None of his...wardrobe would fit hislarger frame. He would need help. Taking out his phone, he gave Laura atext. "Sorry, for everything. Can you come back, so we can talk,"hetexted.Within a few minutes, Laura texted back. "Sure, I'll be over soon."***An eternity followed where Joey waited for Laura to arrive. He decidedto take a shower and wash his masculine. For the married guys, or the single guys with accommodating girl friends, it probably wasn't a problem, but for the rest of us who had no female companions, it was hell. And then it got worse.Larry had been in the Navy for four years and when he got home he started having parties and inviting people over for dinner to renew old friendships and catch up on everything that had gone on while he was gone. Annie, curse her black heart, used these occasions to torment the men, married or single, who. "Yes Mistress Carter." I curtsey.I turn to the mother and pretend to kiss her on the cheek, and whisperin her ear, "flee, mother, flee now." Mother gives me a knowing wink.I scurry over to my friends, Epiphany (Epy), Fawn, and behind them,Kitty and Aurora, gurls I've known since Kindergarten or before that.There's lots of kissing on the cheeks, hugging, and 'I love yourdress.' It's fun to see the gang all 'dolled up', even if Epy's dresslooks like it was designed by the same lunatic that had. He reaches behind me to unzip my red plaid pleated shirt. I step out of my skirt and I lay down on the bed with only below my knees under the covers. “Are you comfortable?” he asks. “Yeah, but I’m cold,” I reply. He lays down on the bed next to me on his side, and flops over slightly on the top of my back to warm me up. Slowly, he brings his arm around my back and rests it dauntingly in the center of my spine. “Where does it ache?” He asks. “Everywhere!” I say. “How about if I start from.