So Marcia and I reduced a mudslide of chocolate ice cream and chocolatecake all deliciously gooey with fudge and chunks of peanut butter onedainty spo...nful at a time. We pretended to need Walt's help to finishthe job. He was happy to oblige.We went over to the pool tables afterwards and shot a couple of games.Is that what you do at a pool table? Shoot a game? Walt did his best tolet us win. But it was a challenge. I'm not very good at the game butI'm better than Marcia. Walt was trying to teach. It helps to know a native or two. Remember to return the spirit: bring something to the table and it will be returned a hundredfold. They tolerate Yankees, too, as long as they do not act like it. Remember not to act as if you are better than them. You aren't. The "country" sounding person next to you might be a professor of physics at Duke or lecture on astronomy at Emory. Chances are that you don't.)The day of the major throw-down began with massive hangovers and faces aching from two days of. " Mom?" Seiena was using my cell. She went into the office not saying much. She closed the door. A half hour later she opened it and stared at me. I couldn't read her expression. I assumed Kat was telling her I was her handyman. Then after much more time, she came out and handed the phone to me.Kat was still on the line. I asked, "Hi, did you patch things up?" Yes Robby, Seiena wants you to stay with them until you come home. Will you?" I can do that. Did you tell her about our relationship?". ’ ‘How could I leave,’ she said in her imperturbable manner. ‘You wouldn’t give me any money, most guys wouldn’t want my body the way it is, and in any case I don’t want to risk the kid at this stage. Where else could I go?’ ‘There are organizations…’ I began. ‘Now you wouldn’t want me going to those places, would you. Look, I won’t be any trouble. I can cook and clean the place while you’re at work and there’ll be a meal ready for you when you get home. You might even find I’m nice to have.