She always has kept her promises and I didn't push the issue. Then, a couple of weeks later Gary came by after dinner to return some tools he had borr...wed. Diane greeted him at the door and told him I was in the back yard in my shed. Gary came around and got me and we headed into the house to grab a couple of beers. While I got the beers out of the fridge Gary took a seat in the living room. Diane came out of our bedroom wearing one of my denim shirts with the third button from the top buttoned. He’s there for every one of them. Dad comes inabout 1:30 to 2 p.m. on Sundays, eats dinner, naps inthe chair watching television, then he’s leaving againat 5:30. He returns about 9 p.m. after all theaccounting is done.Then they have night services on Tuesday, Wednesday andThursday. Mom eggs him on talking about how valuable heis to the operation and how if he left it, they wouldbe lost. She strokes his ego that way to keep him goneall the time and he can’t even see it. After. Luckily for them, the store had emergency lights turned on, and they could see as well as they needed to.George, having been elected the cook, took charge of gathering the food they needed while Otto went after toilet-paper and soap. Joseph looked for something that they could use for towels. He got lucky and found a display of towels, wash cloths, and hand towels. The men were all careful to take only what they needed to last them a week. Hopefully, that way, nobody would notice the missing. It's been a while since I last been with Nicolle. But her kiss still taste the same. We've seen each other plenty of times, but always in a different social setting, with vanilla friends all around. But tonight, we'll have all the time in the world. "You need a drink?", I ask, when she stands awkwardly in my living room. "Would be nice.", she responds, "I brought chocolates". Her uneasiness is understandable. For she knows exactly why she is here, and what will happen in just a few minutes. And.