All that investment in time and emotion, not to mention money -- it wouldn’t be fair to you ... to us. That’s why I need to know, now, before our ...elationship goes any further.”“What if you are a phallophobe?”She brushed tears from her cheeks. “I don’t know ... I guess I’ll need to find a therapist.”“If you are, it won’t change how I feel for you. What I said stands -- I’ll stick with you for as long as it takes.”“Hearing that makes a world of difference, Richard. It really does.”“Have you. ”“We’ll probably be gone most of tomorrow night,” Dan said. “You and Hank can take the next day.”Donny groaned and said, “I’m going to have to listen to him tell the story about the twelve point buck again.”“It only takes him two hours to tell it,” Joe said.Hank had a reputation for never shutting his mouth. He liked to tell stories, and told them in such detail that an hour could pass while he related how he brewed his coffee in the morning. The story would have digressions about how he had. Being a bit younger I had limitations and had to obey them.Dad and I were like best buddies and he liked to be with me almost as much I with him. He carried me everywhere he went and I totally adored him. He was a big stocky man, big-boned, and I thought he was a hunk.My parents said our home was our castle. So, when we were in the house it was totally up to us as to how we dressed and no one had any qualms about anything that I can remember.Mom had married young at the age of 17 as most girls. My moping was interrupted by a polite knocking on the door. "Come in." You wished to see me, My Lord?" Chandra was practically bouncing."Why are you so cheery?" I grumbled into the bed."Katra took me to see Lady Yolanda. Lady Yolanda was so nice and talked about dresses and our trip and things. She told me that she would send for her dressmaker to come tomorrow at lunch. We are going to have lunch together tomorrow and that we are going to make an afternoon of it. Doesn't that sound great? I.