They didn’t get much more sleep, and Thursday morning was spent back down at the swimming pool.“What time is it?” asked Becca.“I don’t know,...�� was the eventual answer. “I’m not wearing a watch.”“You’re not wearing anything,” was her snarky response.“I have finally found somebody as deviant as I am,” he commented.She smiled at that. “I have to admit, for an older man you’re almost in my league.”Jack’s eyes popped open at that comment, and he turned his head to face her, to find her smiling back.. When I said a bed would be better, she gave me a look that said don't get fresh with your mother.That evening, though, she turned down her bed and said we'd give it a try. She made me wait in the hall until she was ready and called me in. She was lying face down on the sheet wearing only pajama pants with her robe folded neatly beside her along with an open jar of skin cream. She had her head turned away from me.If she's making such a big deal of it, she must be thinking about it, I thought.. By the sound of his accent she figured he must be a New Yorker. She had never really listened to the men before as she didn’t really care but there was some kindness from this guy at least for now. He took her by the hand and led her upstairs into his bedroom and then into the bathroom so she could first take a bath or shower. Cindi chose the bath, to sooth her aching body. Darren filled the tub for her and helped her into the water. Cindi couldn’t believe the kindness in the man but they were. ”“So if I went to Ohio State, there would be a very good chance you’d be either in McKinley or Columbus?”“A good chance, but not a guarantee. Would going to Ohio State be a detriment?”“Not really. I suspect there would be more job opportunities if I went to MIT or Stanford, but if things go the way we’re speculating — and I do mean that, speculating, not planning — I’d be looking for a job in Columbus, Dayton, or perhaps Cincinnati. There are a ton of banks headquartered in Columbus, not to.