Our parents were laid back; they understood the want of staying up late, and they figured if we were too tired from staying up late and did not get en...ugh sleep, then it was a lesson learned and we would have to suffer through school anyways. If our grades ever dropped, then they would suspend the privilege. But our grades never dropped below a B+. Jessica and I had bedroom right next to each other and the bathroom was across the hall. Jessica would always keep the door shut, and I would keep. My plan for Rory was based upon him having more money than he currently did, so I had been slowly probing Rory about what his interests were, how much spare time he had and finding out by others what part time jobs were available in the area.Basically since football season had concluded, Rory was volunteering his time helping local farmers bring in their fall harvest, coupled together with his chores on the home farm, he had no time for a job.I could have financed my plan for him to have the. Tell me how big they are.'I chuckled at his audacity. By nature I'm not shy and never have been; but I'm not used to guys talking to me like this; even if it was on the Web.'Tell me who you are.......and I might.' I teased him.'OK....I'm from the USA, 45, married, 3 k**s, 6feet 1, 165lbs, short brown hair with flecks of grey and I'm a pilot.'"Wow!" I thought, "a pilot!" Then remembered my daughter's stories about guys spinning her a line when they chatted her up.'A pilot?????' I challenged. I unzipped my jacket, and we walked intothe pub.So preoccupied was I with the journey ? not to mention the prospect ofthe journey back ? that I forgot to be nervous, but as we walked towardsthe bar, the essential oddity of my situation struck me again. TheKing?s Arms was an old-fashioned pub with oak beams, settles, and aflagged stone floor. The wooden counter looked as though it had been afixture since the early part of the last century, and the shelves of thebar back were filled with pewter.