I seen he had two black eyes. I reached very slowly and touched his swollen face, Did my father do this? Yes Dale responded. I pulled him to me and he...d him, as we both cried. I cried for the pain my father inflicted on my one true friend and also for the irreparable damage he, my father, did to our whole family. I was in the hospital for one month. The hospital administrator and Dales parents allowed Dale to stay at my bed side. He was there to help me in and out of bed to get to the bathroom.. The moment Dennis Hobson saw her steely blue eyes he knew he had seen her before. That was not all he knew though. He also knew where and when he’d seen her and why he felt scared all of a sudden.It was three months ago on the train from Manchester to York. He had been on his way home from the teachers’ convention that he had expected so much of, but turned out to be quite tedious and disappointing. He recalled how he had run across the platform, hurrying to catch the train, even though there. T. returned home, his parents offered to let him stay in an empty floor of their mansion outside Raleigh – between flying and MBA work at Duke he was hardly ever going to be home anyway, so he accepted. Like Tim, J.T. had always dreamed of building his own house. He had had many conversations with Sheila over the past three years about what her dream house would look like, and unbeknownst to her, he’d hired a builder and signed off on the project. The house would be finished just a few weeks. It wasn't very big -- it was one of those abbreviated tub-shower set-ups -- but we were still feeling friendly and we cleaned each other thoroughly before turning off the water and drying each other off.By that time, a distinct thumping sound could be heard from the master bedroom, and it was no secret to either of us that Don was fucking Louise's brains out.Well, he had certainly earned a good fucking.They kept at it for an admirably long time -- especially considering that Tad and I had been.