’ In all honesty, this actually irked Jamie somewhat.What would follow, however, proved to be heaven-sent.On that Friday afternoon, after Jamie’s ...arents had departed, there was a knock on the door. When Jamie answered the door he was surprised to see Gordon before him.“Listen, buddy, I’m all alone tonight, so I figured that I could do with some company. Would you like to join me for dinner? I’ve got salads and two great steaks,” Gordon concluded.Shyly, Jamie answered, “I really don’t want to. Tonight will be our seventh date as long as my job doesn’t get in the way again. We won’t be going out for dinner, a movie, or to get a massage. Instead, I decided to go to the gym with her. She posts pictures after every visit, making it easy to see how important it is to her. If it’s important to her, I’d like to try and be a part of it. Seeing her working out in person, especially anything with her abs, is definitely going to make it challenging to keep from having sex with her.On the drive. He stopped.Before him stood the Alien Man: tall, white as the hottest fire, immense, awesomely tall. His presence was formidable but felt somehow safe.Carl waited with the patience accrued through a lifetime of psychiatric treatment. There was nothing to hurry for and nowhere to hurry to, so he stood, feeling calm and safe, waiting for what came next.“You are changed, yes,” the Alien Man reassured him. “You know you are newly changed?”A flush of realization surged through Carl. He got it,. Drake used the detective exclusively to investigate the dads. The only question Drake had for him was, "Is this guy a cop?" Drake would start out only corresponding with the guy through the mail (a post office box). After he got the clearance from his buddy, the detective, he would "accept" the job. When the dads and their boys arrived in town, the detective was there to shadow them to make sure they didn't meet with anyone else other than Drake. The dads didn't even know where Drake lived.