Lori opened it; in it was a set of silver earrings.“They are beautiful, thank you so much,” she said.“And the other thing I want to say,” he c...ntinued, “is how happy Mary and I are that you have become part of our family.”“You sound like you are giving a wedding speech,” I said.“Never too early to practice that,” he replied. “Much like you said, Jack, we’ve been so happy that Will’s friends have all been nice kids, they’ve never got him into any trouble, at least not that we’ve known about. I. All of the attention, plus my eager expectation of finally getting fucked after a full year of going without, had me more than ready.Fate has a way of fucking you over though and on that night fate got me good. It was time to leave the reception and Henry was falling down drunk. I don't mean 'tipsy', or 'mellowed out', I mean he was in a stupor. I had to get Charlie, the best man, and a couple of the guys who had been ushers to help me carry Henry up to our room. They dumped Henry on the bed. Just tell her we’re telling the Legend of the Titanium Spidery Things. She ought to know the volume, as she’s read it enough times to the grandchildren and nieces and nephews and all she needs do is run upstairs and – lord no I don’t mind admitting her voice is much more magical than mine. Oh there we go. Let me fold up this pocketknife and someone set this old whetstone up on the mantle – lord but I reckon I got that blade sharp enough. Too bad it ain’t tomato season. Just to slice one open.. Not silent, though. It was the good kind of quiet. I could hear the leaves rustled as the breeze picked up. Birds chirped or sometimes sang, hidden in the tall grass of the field. The spring burbled softly. I could even pick out the sound of insect, or maybe I was just imagining that.Every once in a while, I would take a break. Stretch my legs a little, sit down on the lush green grass surrounding the small pool, dipping my hands into it then glance over at Summer. She’d be completely absorbed.