I have to talk to him. I have to explain to himsomething. Oh I don't know what to do. I guess I should keep him home fromschool today, and tell him ab...ut uhhmmm relationships."Bart was so embarrassed that he never came down. Marge told Lisa that Bartwas sick and wasn't going to school today. Homer was at work and Maggie wastaking a nap. Marge went up to Bart's room. She knocked on the door, andheard a quiet "Come in."Bart looked over to his clock and said oh sh.. I mean shoot, I have to go. "Almost seven days there," Theo finished."Yes, so time is of the essence here." What am I suppose to do?!" Theo said in disbelief.Farris spoke his next words through gritted teeth. "Anything you can."Theo felt her cheeks flush. "Okay... let me get my pants on."She swung her legs down and felt the floor near her for the pair. "Beth!Where are my pants?" She said over her shoulder."What's going on?" Beth asked as she opened her eyes. Seeing the othersin the room she yelped and covered herself in. That way, I wouldn’t hear the bad news so soon.Every day, several people asked me what we would do if there were a war. I told them it would be up to the conscience of each individual. My wives and I had already talked about it, and while they didn’t like it, they knew I would be enlisting at the first news of hostilities. I had already ordered more rifles, ammunition, and cannons. We now had a hundred of the breech-loading Armstrong cannons, although the new ones were six-pounders.We had. “What if it isn’t, what if he insists on it all the time?” Alan asked.She kissed him tenderly and said. “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.” Alan had little choice but to accept her answer. ~~ In the meantime, Bradley had been away from the office visiting the Birmingham and York offices of the company. The two days he had been away had been a relief for all the staff but for Alan, it was more of a relief from the embarrassment of not seeing him. Being a cuckold was far more exciting.