Next time, we’ll crush ‘em up and snort ‘em. That’ll make them kick in faster and hit harder.” So for the next half hour or so, we just talk...d. She told me the story of her and Chelsea, her ex, and I told her the story of me and Jeffrey. Apparently, Chelsea was sneaking around with Victoria. Remember her? She was Emily’s best friend. The one with the snake at Taco Bell. Fucking cunt. She wasn’t surprised by my story. Rumors had been floating around that he was going to do it. And I didn’t. You are flushed." He's OK, Nikki."Nicole, too, had apparently acquired a nickname. Sally was looking at me, talking to me through her explanation to Nicole."It's just something that happens to a man when he realizes how stupid he's been. This time the pain passed quickly, but the reason for it will be remembered for a long time. That about right, Larry?"Nicole looked puzzled, but didn't press it.I nodded in full agreement, then got on with the meeting."There are going be some changes. First,. I pulled my shirt over my head and replied, "You, too, Stud."Laughing we ran, hand in hand, out into the lake and for the next fifteen minutes swam, splashed, and played. When we did come back out we turned and embraced each other and hands began to wander. Before too long we were once more behaving like, as Matt had said once, 'horny minks.'" Then at last we had to go. We reluctantly got dressed, checked around once more to make sure we weren't leaving anything, and then shouldered our packs. In the meantime, Sally would remain up at the cabin looking after Katie and the girls and the chickens, too.“You’re awfully quiet tonight, Sally. You look tired,” Clark mused with her in his arms sitting on the steps of the front porch of the farmhouse. A big, golden harvest moon blinked now and then through the sparse clouds.“I’m OK, just thinking...”“Thinking about what?”“Well, Trish and Fifi are growing. Katie’s baby is going to be here soon. The cabin is getting too small for us all. It was.