Their car was one of many parking there that evening...On the main interior door of that very impressive bank building, facing the massive bronze-fron... doors, was a sign, "This branch will permanently close New Year's Eve. You are welcome to use our new branch bank effective January 3." The building, Kent recalled, was once the proud headquarters of a multi-county, many bank holding company; now, like the Bellevue, it was shuttered, and has been for months!Standing in front of those long-unused. Doc was a real nice man who never got mad when kids would hold up candy and ask him, ‘How much is this?’ He was called Doc because his last name was Dockamus. Everyone liked him because he was nice to everyone, but he was especially nice to Mike. He never bought him candy like some of the other men do, he just talked to him and he always remembered Mike’s name. Nobody could remember the names of every kid who came to spend their allowance, but he always knew Mike’s. One time, just before. Are you sure you heard right?" I danced all night with her daughter, Papa, I remember her grandmother's name. The girl called her grandmother 'Baba', you know, 'Old Lady'." Baba Yagablovsky?" Mr. Korman recited the name aloud letting the name roll slowly off of his tongue, "are you still seeing this granddaughter?"Nick shook his head, "No, Papa, she thinks I'm a pig." I'm sorry she thinks you're a pig, Nicholas," his father frowned, "but perhaps it is for the best that you don't see her again.. . Archie's family gets back." Reggie reluctantly headed towards the door, noticing that Betty sure didn't seem that upset. "Are you sure I can't give you a hand getting ready, Betty?" "No thanks Reggie." Archie actually felt a shiver go down his spine at the image of Reggie "helping" him and as he remembered Reggie's hands all over the soft new skin he now possessed, he began to zone out again and gave in to a strange urge to kiss Reggie on the cheek as he headed out the door. His buzzed mind.