"Well, I was justgonna take your car, but I think I'm gonna bring you along for the ride,sugar. You're a real dish." He was a hollow-chested little ma... withgreasy hair and a nail-file mustache. A thin mustache looks handsome onClark Gable. It didn't do much for this guy."Petey, do whatever he says, give him whatever he wants," I said in themost trembling voice I could manage. I could see Pete was fuming. In themeantime, the punk was moving closer to me. He reached for my chest; at first I. "It really was amazing how quickly they all cleared out. I'm sure I would have laughed myself silly if I wasn't so pissed off."Well?" Well what?" What have you got to say for yourself?" I love you." And?" And I've been acting like a kid who didn't get his own way. I'm sorry. I was frustrated after talking to Myras and was mad because of where I am and then you were all bubbly about the things you could do and they were the same ones I couldn't and then you used the word 'we' and I lost it.. I rushed to your side and raised you brushing off the grass that clung to you. ‘That was wonderful, is the bicycle damaged.’ The last statement was said plaintively as we stood the bike up. A quick glance convinced us that there was nothing the matter with the machine and you climbed again on it and rode the machine quickly back and forth across the pasture. Tired you came back to me and sat beside me still wonderfully naked and touched me on the thigh. ‘Thankyou that was a lovely present.’. ”Son-in-law and I finished hauling in another load of boxes while Brenda and Ellie were putting things away.“Ellie’s really kinda fried over this, Mister Steve.”“Please don’t call me ‘Mister’, Alex,” I said. “I can only imagine...”“Yeah, we KNEW about her dad for quite a while, but the reality of them splitting ... She’s so worried that her mom’s gonna be alone. You know ... She thinks her mom’s past her prime and it’s a tough market.”I guess I laughed a little. “You ‘n’ Ellie, you’re young..