. He laughed to himself, happy in the knowledge he was in his head.When Simon finished he emptied the lawnmower and locked it back in the shed, he the... contemplated whether to climb straight back over the fence or say goodbye first. Good manners made him return to Mr. Briggs and say his goodbye and he was happy to find another bottle of lager had been placed out for him again. Downing all the contents thirstily, he poked his head into the room.Mr. Briggs sat on his chair smiling towards the lad,. " I reached down with my free hand and gave my ass an insolent scratch. Be damned if I was going to let one of my hands tell me what I could wear in my own ranch house."You one of them fellas gets himself all excited looking at men? If you are, no offense, but you can clear on off of my land right now." It ain't that, dammit. It just would be easier if you had your pants on when I'm talking about my sister." What in the hell does Juana have to do with me wearing pants or not? She isn't even. "Ever since Christmas, to betruthful. You seem to be more tense when you are around Simon, when Iwould have thought that the opposite would be true." Normally, yeah," I sigh. "And if we were just, you know, 'friends withbenefits', it'd be easier, but- but I-" You want an 'actual' relationship?" Ophelia asks, sighing as I nod. "Icannot blame you for that." The frustrating thing is," I say, "I don't know whether or not Simonis 'the one'." You have had six months to find out," Ophelia says. "Do.
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