Long pause.Finally, "Uh, that's about it, I guess. I mean, what I said." Having second thoughts?" she teased.I shrugged. "It's an awkward concept."My ...ister seemed to consider this statement unproblematic. But she continued pursuing the subject -- enjoying watching how she could make her brother squirm, perhaps. "Well, for the record, it wouldn't bother me. You having an erection, I mean. It's a natural male response, isn't it?" But she didn't give me time to agree. "Actually, I'm positive. Any conclusions that he could ascertain on his own, even thought they lacked factual validity, could prove to be extremely beneficial to their mission. John was convinced that they were sincere, and he could understand their concerns for not allowing anything to happen that might result in history being altered. This could lead to untold ramifications for future events. The prospect of actually visiting the future intrigued him to no end, and he found himself looking forward to the adventure. “You’re right, Dad. Sorry.”“You’re a young man, Son. You’re going to college. I can’t look over your shoulder all the time. I hope you realize that there is One who does. Honor, Son. We don’t always make the grade, but we always know what the grade is.”I wonder who had that talk with Mimi. Cute Mimi. Brown-harried, brown-eyed, face lights the room up when she smiles Mimi.I did an assessment of myself, came up with two currents in my life now. Career. Okay. Electrical engineer, but I did a lot. ‘THERE!’ he exclaimed handing me a check. ‘You are staying for dinner aren’t you?’ I looked down at Barbra, she shrugged, ‘I guess we’re staying.’ ‘Wonderful! Would you and your daughter like to join us out at the pool for a while?’ I about stumbled, ‘Um, Barbra isn’t my daughter.’ Don turned to look at us, ‘Oh?’ ‘Girlfriend… for now,’ Barbra said. Don smiled, ‘Interesting. Well please join us anyway.’ He walked off like it was expected of us. We followed through a lovely, and very large, home.