She'd never wanted children and that had helped preserve her. Most of the single men she knew would ask her out on a date, but she just hadn't had the...time to do anything about it and she didn't have the inclination. She'd split up with her childhood sweetheart who she had married almost twenty years ago and from that point to this, almost two years, she'd immersed herself in the shitty little bridal wear job. In fact, not only had she not had a man in her life, but her ex-husband was the only. Plus a few other goodies I found in Daytona. I got a deal on it and it’s due to arrive middle of next week. Have fun with it.’ Louise was putting dinner on the table, and as we started eating, dad continued, ‘I’ll be leaving with the big boat tomorrow morning and should be back on Friday. I want to get it down to the Keys now, so I can drive the Suburban down after graduation. I’d like for you to come down and spend a few days, later this summer, after I get settled. I think you’ll like the. I remember the color. Actually itis similar to what I am wearing today. Suddenly, I heard the garage doorgoing up, and in a panic, I tried to wipe the lipstick off with thenearest thing I could find, which happened to be one of my parents' verybest monogrammed hand towels. I remember my heart beating through mychest as I heard them coming in the house. I threw the hand towel in thehamper and prayed for the best. Mother never said a word, but she HAD tohave known.Likewise, she would get. She had chosen a button-down shirt, shorts, lightweight hiking shoes and proceeded to put on a fashionable bandana to top it all off. I helped her with her backpack and she was ready to go. When I pulled my backpack out she saw that it was noticeably larger than hers.“I thought you said this was a day hike,” She joked.“I’m always prepared for everything when I come up here, take this,” as I handed her one of my walking sticks.“Let’s go,” I said, and off we went.The trail is not well worn as not.