She no sooner finishes slipping on her sandals than she hears him drive up. She grabs her purse and dashes out the door. Ever the gentleman, he gets o...t and opens the passenger door for her. She slides in, making sure her skirt doesn’t get caught in the door and makes herself comfortable. He shuts her door and walks around to the driver’s side and gets in. ‘Where are we going, hon?’ she asks him. He only smiles that smile that tells her he’s up to something and says, ‘You’ll find out when it’s. But once the summer ends, as if on cue, on the last day of the Labor Day weekend these towns empty. What had been a mecca of youth and young families sees anyone of school age disappear. These towns hang on keeping the boardwalk stores open for warm fall weekends but predominantly those cottages close for ‘the season’, hotels lower their rates, bars and restaurants go into off-season mode, parking meters need not be paid and even stoplights are switched to blinking yellow. To visit a shore town. ”“We’re not leaving, Henry. You’re just going to have to find a way to deal with her being here.”“You know I can’t do that, Tom. I thought you were my friend.”“I am your friend; I have been since ninth grade, and as your friend, I’m telling you it’s time to face up to your fears. You both still live in the same area so you’re going to see her from time to time. You need to find a way to handle it, and tonight is as good a time as any to start.”Damn it, I simply wasn’t ready for this. It’s not. Jo smiled and blushed slightly as he pulled her close. “I could wrap my arms around you twice you are so small,” he said as he held her in his lap. Jo felt so safe curled up on his lap feeling his strong arms holding her tight to his chest. She could feel that he enjoyed her there too by the slightly poke she felt against her cheeks. She definitely liked her current situation, she was starting to tingle and tighten below. Jo looked up at Mike and met is sparkling eyes. Jo sighed and felt lost.