I wore it as a sort of signal to your Dad that he didn't have to worry about the reception he was likely to get when we got home." The rather large ge...tleman who loaded the bags and is waiting patiently for permission to get moving is Cyrus Poole, and He is your Granddaddy's regular chauffeur. I'll introduce you all when we get home."He pushed a button on the side of the window between us and the chauffeur "We're ready Cyrus," and away we went. We passed through the center of downtown. While he didn't think of his mother as old, he knew that turning 39 was sometimes harder for people than the 40th birthday. "What's wrong Mom?" he asked.She looked up at him, her eyes wet and red, and handed him a cylindrical device that looked like a thermometer."What's this?" he asked and looked at the tiny window that displayed a plus symbol. He shook his head without understanding."I'm pregnant," his mother stated, tears now streaming from her eyes.Chris was stunned. They had talked about. Suddenly she was incredibly beautiful. I had never really thought any girls were beautiful. The boys and me had talked about how hot various girl were and one or two of our teachers too. Hot, sexy, cute. Looking back it all seemed silly, like a game of pretend or a pantomime. I felt hot all over as I flushed. I was on fire and God help me, I wanted May more now than I could ever have imagined it was possible to want except chocolate cake or pudding. May was vintage champagne, and I had never. They were both watching me suspiciously as I drove past them and parked my car. They still watched me as I got out and their gaze followed me.I smiled at them as I walked past and it was then a large almost black pit bull appeared. The dog barked and ran at me nearly causing me to stumble as its sudden appearance had surprised me.“Hey, boy,” I said, not even looking to see what gender the animal was. I bent down to try and pat the beast to make him see I was not frightened and was no threat.The.