" I know now that all that little voice was doing was trying to make me go into denial, but I listened to it and went back into the bar and headed for...the same stool that Ericka had been sitting on. The bartender was an old guy and when he brought me my beer he pushed my money back at me."For servicemen the first one is on the house."Turns out he was in War Two and Korea and we talked about the differences between the Army of his day and the Army of mine. During a lull in the conversation I. "Everyone at school thinks Suzi is with you. I don't think Suzi scares them away, so it must be you." Ha ha." I said, letting him have his minor victory.Suzi's house was a good fifteen minutes from Joey's and mine. We were talking about nothing in particular, when my mother and father began to shock me again."So, how is your mother? Is she well?" my mother asked."Oh, she's fine. Getting on a bit, but she can still suck a golf ball through a garden hose, if you know what I mean," my father said,. ???She is, is she?? Ethan was suddenly really interested, but this time around it was not due to the hot girls in the bar! ?Well, can you perhaps put my name forward to her, Kat? You know I’m desperate and I’ll do whatever she needs me to do. Anything!???Anything?? Kat asked, with a mocking and somewhat quizzical look on her face.??Yup, anything at all, no joke!? Ethan replied.??Well, okay, I’ll ask her. You do know she’s regarded as a real task master, don’t you?? Kat said.??What d'you mean??. With only light clothing on, Jay was standing looking at the heavy rain that had arrived while they were inside. The close rumble of thunder as he grabbed her round the waist only heightened the effect and really made her jump as he touched her."Hah!" he said. "My turn to get you back!" She relaxed a little in his arms as she laughed and turned towards him."I should have looked a bit more closely at the sky before I jogged here today," she said ruefully. "I'm going to get wet running two miles.