I had been wrong about the number of players. Wilkes brought only the one back up trooper. I assumed it was part of the federal budget crunch.“So, a...out that chat?” I asked.“So, why did you think you could avoid me?” he asked.“Let me get to my computer,” I said moving toward the door. I did manage to secure my revolver and entrenching tool, before I moved inside the house. The single black agent in the FBI fatigues kept a close eye on me for Wilkes.I sat down at my full sized laptop, as opposed. My parents both work, so we could do anything we wanted."I didn't really know this girl very well so I just figured she meant play cards or games or stuff like that."Well, what do you usually do when you're home?" I asked."Well, sometimes I get naked and get myself off," she said looking me straight in the eye. I almost fainted. I'd never known a girl to be so, um, so, well, right out front with it."I ... um, you do?"Yes, that's all I could get out."Yeah, we could do it together. Ever do it. I flipped on the DVR so as not to miss anything and answered the call."Walt?" the voice came over the wire. "Elaine here!" Elaine!" I was glad to hear from her. "Whatever have you been doing toDon? He's like a different man!" Sex, Walt!" Elaine giggled, "Sex is what we've been doing to Don.Donna and I started it the night she moved in. We told Don he deservedsome reward for helping move all of Donna's stuff, and we asked him howhe'd like to make love to two sexy women. He was tired, and he. It was not big talk, that stuff; it was just talk among friends, and, in a way all three of us needed that more than we knew. It was the basis of a friendship that saw us all through times good and bad, even though we had no idea what the future held.As football season was now over, I was free after school, but Tammy's gymnastics was just starting. I started futzing around in the gym or library when the weather was bad, or going for walks when it was good. Most of the time I actually finished.