Please come in.’ As I walked through the door, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the sight of my father’s business partner and friend caused me ...o pause. In the few months since I had last seen him, he had aged noticeably. He slowly rose to greet me with careful movements and held out his hand. I shook it gingerly. He motioned for me to sit. ‘Welcome, Harry. I am glad you were able to come so quickly. I wish this meeting were not necessary, but I’m afraid it couldn’t wait. As you can see, I am. It was not a good combination.He'd stayed sober all winter, after his second session in the Schick center last fall. But his woman, Robin, was off in Denver to a horse show and Gerry let him run up to Warm Springs for a couple of days with his family.On the way back to the ranch, he'd had to change a tire. It was hot, sweaty work, in the high country of the eastern slopes of the Cascades. Then a little further, his old pickup had overheated and he'd hauled water in a small jar from a creek 50. "Perfect," I said, standing up. "As sexy as a supermodel."I made her turn around to model it for me. Her underwear was clearly outlined by the tight fabric."Do you see?" I said, pointing to the outlines of her underwear. "You can't put on underwear under this dress. Why don't you go upstairs and remove your underwear?" No, I can't do that," she said. "I can't wear this skimpy dress without underwear." Yes, you can," I said. "You are not going out like that. You are at home and you are the. , yes, that dressing gown looks delightful on you, thepink frills are already setting the stage for what is to come. We don'tlike to use regular hospital gowns, so the doctor allows me to pick outthe prettiest gowns for our patients. Do you like it?" Yes, I guess so," replied the man. It occurred to him for the firsttime that Raul was probably not heterosexual. He slipped on the gown andtried to fold it to cover his manhood.Raul was most delicate. He used a shaver for parts of the job and.