It's rare to see a eighteen year-old walking into a church nowadays with all the temptation lurking at every corner." I laugh silently wondering what ...ein would pop if he knew what his son and I had just done. "You seem like a nice young man." He rustled for something in his pocket and took out a key handing it to Micheal. "Go on ahead, I still have some duties left to do. Invite your friend to your mom's heavenly cooking, and please do stand up prouder than that." "Yes Father," Micheal said. I hugged him back fiercely, and my tears slowly died away. We stayed thatway for a while on my big king-size bed - my grandparents' wonderful oldbed that was now mine.I broke out in goose pimples. This is how it should be.And my brain started to churn out some more ideas. I giggled. Three: Costumes***** (Danny) *****Nothing more was made of the incident, with Drew prevailing over her Dadand older brother to let it go and to not spread the word around. Jimagreed to. After an hour, Sean gave me half the names. As usual, Sheila's point was subtle but effective. Sean tried to tap the grapevine. Sheila went to the source. I gave Sean's list to Elspeth as confirmed attendees. I called Sheila's list "possible others". Elspeth just dropped Sean's list to grab Sheila's. I said she was smart.By late Saturday, I knew enough to be scared spitless, while Elspeth was deeply impressed. The first time I met her, Elspeth was with a mid level accountant for First Boston. In fact on this occasion she had positively beamed, gave a fleshy pat on Ruth di’s buttocks and said “Don’t fight with him again. Now take him to your room, and let me clean this table- and listen, it’s looking like a storm, so stay in your room and don’t you two run on roofs”Back in her room, she bubbled and chatted again, with only monosyllables added from my end. She certainly noticed that I was yet acting a bit formal, but pretended not to notice it. When we entered bed for our afternoon.