A combination of the morning sun and an urgent need awoke me. A glance at the clock showed “0635” on the LED screen. As an old military man I used...the 24-hour timekeeping convention. I rolled out of bed and went around to lower the shades, then paddled into the bathroom. The morning sun would allow the prying eyes of our neighbors to see in. After my ablutions I went into the kitchen and started a pot of coffee. I heard the television in my bedroom come on and tune to “Morning Joe,” the. I was about to do it a third time, when the door buzzed, and opened. A couple of guards came in."Ah, the door opens after all," I said, and beamed with phoniness at the doctor."You ok Dr. Polty?" Asked one of the guards."Him? What about me? I was psycho-traumatized! Where is the concern for me?" I asked with feigned hurt.I started to go around a guard, but he blocked me. I looked at him."Ok, this is becoming a nightmare. If I don't get out of here right now, I promise that when I do, my first. But Betty was his girlfriend now, so there might be a problem there anyway.Jughead and Betty agreed to Reggie's idea. So they all headed to their houses to grab their swim gear and Reggie picked them all up in his convertible.It took about twenty minutes out of Riverdale to reach the secluded cove. Once there, Betty and Cricket went behind some bushes to put on their bathing suits, while the guys stripped behind the car."You weren't angry about me doing things with Hotdog, " Cricket asked. "You. Wanna share it with us?”I smiled down at my youngest girlfriend and then to my older one and said, “Yeah, I think I have one for, uh, all of my girls.”Both Lisa and Tempe’s eyes widen at my emphasized ‘all of my girls‘ phraseology. I was glad that they picked up on that. I then winked at both of them.“Yes, Cuda’s got a new song for us!” Elizabeth excitedly said as she slapped her hands down on Brad’s thigh.“You better play it, quick, Cuda ... or I’ll be black and blue over here,” Brad chuckled.