“Thomas, for god’s sake, her brother is right here.”Thomas got up from the couch and walked over to Marlena, “It’s okay Marlena, Dan came up...to have a good time too, Didn’t you Dan?”“Yeah, I did.”“You see Marlena, Dan is your present from me. There isn’t any need for you to sit alone in your room and wait for your turn with me.”“Thomas, please.” Marlena was becoming alarmed.Thomas took Marlene’s arm and walked her toward the bedroom. “Come on Dan. You’re going to enjoy this.” Like any pianist. We ended up planning a road trip; I was going to take a cross-country trip the summer after graduation, and May was going to visit her friend Nina in Florida. She had planned the visit when grandpa would be at a classic car convention, thus giving me the perfect excuse to be a good grandson and drive May down to Florida during my trip. Our itinerary was set when May and grandpa came out for my graduation party. I quickly understood what May meant when she said we wouldn’t be able to find the. It was better to have such men as friends, if it could be managed.Alex took stock of the man he helped up, noting how well the man was built. He could have passed for a soldier with how he stood and comported himself. He was well over six feet in height, with skin that was more of a light mocha color. He had brown eyes and a mix of European and African features that stood out. Mainly that was because of how handsome the man was, a fact that the ladies present had obviously noticed.“So, your. When Mom tried to dress me up in a dress and frilly undies, dad would step in and tell her to leave me alone. They had many a fight over me, but dad always won out. Mom would say it was not proper for me to hang around dad all the time; I should be out with girls my own age. Dad would tell her I should be happy and do what I wanted.Things suddenly changed between dad and I, he had taken me on a fishing and camping weekend when I was 14. Everything was lovely and we caught enough fish for.