Buzz, give the lady whatever she wants.”“Tequila,” Kerri ordered she settled on the barstool. “And make it a double, please.”Tank raised an ...yebrow at her as he too settled onto his barstool and leaned on the counter.Kerri shrugged. “It’s been a long night.”“You want to tell me about it?’ he asked.“Yes, but give me a minute, ok?” She made short work of the tequila shot and signaled for another.“Sure,” Tank nodded. “Take your time, sis. I’m always here when you need me.”Kerri blinked at him. He. .. after... I could forgive you anything for making such wonderful love!"The loving I'd intended for your daughter! Don thought ruefully, guilt returning to his badly bruised psyche.It seemed like forever to Don, waiting until it was late enough for Laura to go to bed. But finally after watching a TV special, she began to yawn and started off toward the bedroom. He watched her go, and told her he'd be in after he took a drive around the block. She smiled and nodded, no longer questioning him,. After my shower, I pulled on yoga pants and an old tight t-shirt. No need to dress better for this bunch, and I could wash one more set of my good clothes. I pulled my hair back in a pony-tail, but did brush on a little make-up out of self-respect.I was laying out coasters on the side tables, in the ever-present hope the guys might use them, when Skip and Dean arrived. They each had a 6-pack in hand, so I took one to put into the fridge. When I returned with the chips and dip, three beer. "Wow," Jack said. "But does that really work?" Let's play a mind game," Dave said. "You are both stranded on a deserted island, and you have two months worth of food. A boat passes by the island every three months. I can't imagine that either one of you would be willing to kill and eat the other, even though there was no chance of anyone ever learning that you did, in order to stretch out your food supply. Would you?" Of course not!" Annie said. "No way!" said Jack."That's how I feel about.