He had been thinking about the necessity of making this decision for many months. The stakes now, however, were extremely clear.It had always been a t...ugh call, whether his decision to work alone - to avoid hands-on scientific analysis - was wise or even fair. But the debilitating effects of what he was doing had become too obvious to ignore. Ray knew he couldn't continue on his present course.The decision was being made for him. His body was insisting that it was time to come in out of the. Inside it took virtually no time for me to become dazzled by the displays of all the different soaps, lotions, bubble baths, scents, candles, and everything else, and I quickly realized that I was in way over my head…which, fortunately, was about the time Ashley showed up, introduced herself, and asked if I needed help. “Well, I didn’t think so when I walked in – I mean, how hard can it be to buy a few candles and some bubble bath, right? But now…” I looked around and waved an arm helplessly. Turning to Joyce and Amy saying she was sorry but she had to go to work. “I will leave you in the capable hands of your father Joyce. You three have fun; I will call as soon as I can.” Kissing my wife good-bye we headed back to the house to continue celebrating our daughters birthday.Firing up the grill in the back yard to barbeque some steak tips and some corn the two girls emerged from the house heading towards the pool. My god I thought to myself as I watched the two young women walk away. ?What are friends for?? Chuck said and Dennis and a now returned Ray nodded in concurrence.?So how are husbands, I mean wives? Kids?? Cindy asked while looking at the clock. The doctor should be in any moment. ?I?m married to the energizer bunny,? Dennis said.Ray just about aspirated the coffee he was drinking while Chuck was laughing his head off. ?What??????Reggie or I mean Wendy now is real horny,? Dennis laughed. ?She couldn?t get enough last night and woke up wanting more this.