" Let's see what he's up to."We waited until he came closer before opening the doors and stepping out."Hold it right there, Harry." Wha... , oh it's y...u Joe. Hi Frank. What brings you boys down here so late at night?" I might ask you the same question Harry." Oh, well I was just visiting a sick friend." Who, Harry?" Just some bum. You don't know him; he's from out of town." Where's he from, Harry?" Chicago as if you didn't already know." You been casing the warehouse for him?" Now what gives. "Oh my God, Mom just texted me to ask if Jerry made it here safely with my purse." Jennifer said, looking at her phone as she stood in the middle of the room, naked but for her heels. I sat up with a start and self-consciously moving my hands to cover myself. "Oh, Jen, you should put her on FaceTime and move over here so Jerry is in the background!" Susie squealed, and both girls erupted in peals of laughter. As soon as I looked up and saw Jennifer taking a few steps towards me, I didn't wait. “Yeah, that’s, uh, $11.50,” I said. She put her purse on the counter and began digging through her purse and finally pulled out a wrinkled $20 bill. “Is, uh, a twenty alright?” She handed me the bill and our fingers touched. A violent shiver ran down my spine and my mind went black and everything started moving at lightning speed. I opened the cash register and started grabbing all of the cash and change. It was as if I was having an out of body experience! I could see myself stuffing the cash. "Isobel struggled to regain self-control. "You're not too bad yourself," she said and then lost it pulling herself against him. "Oh, my Gerry! I love you too. So much I love you."Tuesday and Wednesday began to drag for Gerry. Reading the paper and walking the dogs was all right in small doses but he was really looking forward to getting back to work the following week. The previous week with Isobel's company had been different. His parents were far from boring but they had their own lives to.