– ‘Spill it, Gerry.’ I told him. – ‘What? Spill what?’ – ‘When was the last time you offered me a ride on a gaming night? You have s...mething on your mind. So spill …’ Gerry pursed his lips. ‘Okay. I’m … I want to lose weight.’ – ‘I see.’ – ‘You’re not gonna laugh at me?’ he asked. – ‘No, Gerry. I wouldn’t do that.’ – ‘Sorry – I know you wouldn’t. Here’s the thing. I started a diet, and my Granny is monitoring me. But I need to work out, too. So I was wondering: would you go and work out. Liz wasn’t what he would call beautiful but she was attractive or interesting in her own way. He could only speculate if it was only his legal services she was seeking or was it something more? He didn’t think of himself as a stud and would be surprised if any of the women he knew would think of him that way. Then again, Arlene and Debbie did seem satisfied with him as a lover.On Tuesday he went to Arlene’s for a home cooked meal. This time is was salmon with double baked potato and Brussels. " The overseer was still certain of his authority."You want to go with this no count son of a bitch?" Harley asked the girl. She shook her head violently no. "You want to come live with me? I won't hurt you none and you sleep alone." Hesitant at first, she nodded her head yes, unable to speak."Get your ass out of here Morley. This girl won't go with you all unless she wants to." He made no attempt to hide his contempt, as he stared at the overseer."Gawdamm you." the overseer roared, stepped. He wanted the number doubled. Cavil countered and said he wanted it halved. I probably didn’t help when I said that I had enough trouble with three.Dale argued that we were not capable of having as many calves as we once did. I asked why that was a bad thing? That got me stunned looks from all around the table. “Look, the world is changing. By going back to the laws our extended herds will also be producing calves.”“We live on an island, people. There comes a point when we simply can’t sustain.