..and an idea hatched in my mind. Could I make it work?? Maybe I could, but timing would be everything... And it turned out that timing was perfect, b...cause right at that moment he excused himself to use the bathroom. I said to my wife, “I think he’s really into you.” Kristal blushed a little and glanced down...and I KNEW that I was on the right track. I asked her what she thought of him...and she responded he was a little dorky, but also sweet and cute...and 20 years my junior. So I pressed. And Brindy? Who can possibly NOT love Brindy..." You and Brindy..." Yes, Brindy and me. But no other man will ever be inside me in any way." I nodded at Pat and Brindy. "Nor them. You will be my man. And Brindy's, and Pat's." Wha..." It's okay, Dave," Pat said. "It's a bit much. If you don't want ... none of this happened today. It will never be spoken of again."There is only one more step. Pat has mated with Dave. I have mated with Dave. It is Brin's turn. I watch her sit on my Dave, see his. And publication will depend on you and luck.”“Luck?”“You know Heller’s Catch-22?”“It’s a World War II novel? Never read it.”“It’s a painfully funny book. But Heller’s agent carried a piece of the manuscript in her purse trying to get publishers to read it. Apparently it was rejected nearly two dozen times before someone stood up for it. She was also the agent for Roth’s Goodbye, Columbus and Pynchon and I don’t know how many others. People said she was an ‘appreciator’ – she appreciated what. "The exams aren't for three months," he replied, "how else will you know if I've improved my grades or not?" And you don't want to wait that long, eh?" I grinned back at him."Guess I'll have to." He sighed, then grinned and added, "It'll be worth it though."It was certainly a strange situation, but at the same time I felt pleased by his praise and also more than a little excited. Strangely I did not feel any guilt about what I was proposing, I had thought I would have, but I didn't."Guess.