Alison clearly caught his eye, but he knew Darla and I were prettymuch sure things. Decisions, decisions. We were at one of thehigher tables with bar ...tool height seating and Jon positionedhimself standing between the seated Darla and Alison. Hmmm,hedging his bets I guess. Alison was wearing a sleeveless top andher bra straps were showing. For some reason that really seems toget guys' attention."I guess Rita got a speeding ticket on the way home last week"Darla volunteered, "And they made her. "She continued, "That's one, done, and then, the other..." There wasanother little tug and a plopping sound of something falling into water."Do you want them preserved or bronzed?" asked the doctor to my mother."Or the normal route of having them disposed of, as medical waste?"My mother replied, "No, just disposed of, please."The doctor nodded, smiling at her and me over the screen. "I'll send themfor screening, make sure there's nothing wrong in Tommi's genes andthey're be disposed of. I'm. “There are three of us, so at twenty five pounds each that’s seventy five pounds.”“Yes, but that’s three bags, and that’s one box.”Fitz felt in his pocket for a ten dollar bill. “Would this overcome the difference?” he asked.A look of sheer greed entered the clerk’s eyes.“Yeah, I guess I could overlook it,” he said, pocketing the bill.Their next call was the general store where they found the storekeeper, Ezra, waiting for business. Ezra could best be described as cadaverous. He was six feet. I told her, she was imaging things but to put her mind at rest, I'd go take a look. As I walked into the trees, I was surprised to see that she was right, there was guy walking away. I was annoyed at first and called out to him but when he turned round I could see he was as embarrassed as my wife was and apologised profusely. He explained that he was a bird watcher and hadn't expected to find anyone so far off the beaten track. A glance at the bulge in his shorts told me that the brief view.