." Sometimes it helps," I said quietly.He considered for a bit and then said, "Where?" I know a place." I pulled him up by the hand -- I hadn't releas...d it after the shake -- and led him to a small room a couple of doors down from my quarters. This wasn't about fucking -- and might not get there; I wasn't going to jump the gun. It's funny how the old social conventions come into play; we'd talked about privacy, but I didn't shut the door. I did sit down next to him on the couch instead of a. Pelle loved to deliver at the forge because here the apprentices had to unload his wagon. They groaned when they saw the big load whilst the forge master, Tilke, grinned widely."That's good. You brought an extra large load today. We can use it. That fellow Orvan did not show last week. I sent for him. Imagine this: he is dead. From the looks of it, a wild boar got him. How much did you bring this time?" Forty-two bushels." That's â€" wait â€" twenty-one Groschen, right?"Pelle smiled and nodded.. ' Coach Krown interrupted the fun with a stern warning. "Anyone not on the field in three minutes runs fifty laps." Two minutes later we were out of the locker room, some of us carrying our shoes and socks.Coach Sterling took me aside after warm-up exercises. "There's going to be no disciplinary action for your ejection from the Pinehurst game but we don't want you hitting until Mr. Bigalow clears you for practice."This was good news and bad. While I had not considered being disciplined for my. Mum had been naked beneath a filmy little dress and thankfully had just gone back upstairs to draw a bath for us both when I saw dad's car pulling up outside."Hello" I said awkwardly, "What brings you two here?" Hello son" dad said and embraced me warmly, his wife just looked disdainfully around and sniffed,"It's not very big is it?" she said just as mum came downstairs, it took her a few seconds to recognize him, but when she did, her smile was warm and genuine.I introduced her and dad's wife,.