I added mine next to him and put my paddle and life jacket next to the canoe rack.“Let’s get out of this,” he said.Like me, he wore only a t-shi...t, swim shorts and a pair of wet shoes. We quickly mounted the stairs and walked into the main building. We were the only ones there besides Rick.“Lousy weather,” Rick said.“Is it going to warm up,” I asked.“Not much more than it is now,” Rick said. “Cold front came in behind that bubble of hot air last night.”“We will be warm enough soon, I suspect,”. Suppose we go for lunch now? Then I'll take you to my studio. I noticed you when you were looking round earlier. Your friend won't mind, will he? I'll pay you, of course, and you can share it with him if that's what you want. I don't know how close you are. It was difficult to tell."This man saw through everything. Was he psychic as well as artistic?"Actually," I confessed. (Yes, that's what he was like, a confessor). "To be honest, I wouldn't mind a break from him. But you surely can't want to. It was finished, with painted walls and carpet, but neither sister really had any use for it. The storage room in the back provided more than enough space for all their stuff, so they only had a couch and a TV down here. But there was also something else in the basement, Megan. She had already taken the liberty of stripping naked and was sitting on the couch. When she spotted her sister she power walked over to her. Megan reached for her sister's tank top, “take it off, come on,” she said.. I'm not going to treat you like ... Nick's my dad, now, you know that." I know. It's difficult to accept, emotionally, but I know that's the case. He's done well by you." In that case, I think we can probably get along." He could see his father was expecting something more, but he wasn't sure what, so he waited a moment, then shrugged when nothing more was said."I'll ... I'll be going then." OK." Right." Marcus waited, feeling it was only polite to see him off, and once the umbrella was out of.