She opened her room door and I followed, feeling the cool air start surrounding me. The Air Conditioner was on in her room and it felt so nice in here... Hun, close the door. I quickly closed the door and turned around to see my mom start sitting on my parents bed. She looked at my body again in plain view, I wasnt covering myself anymore from my Mom. I even smiled at her. You know, when you and your father arent home, I do everything in the nude. I winked at her, not thinking she was that open. I forgot...”“It’s all right, Lucas. I know I’m deaf. I’m not tender about it.”He turned the paper toward her. “Here’s the original in Scots and here are the translations of the dialect words.”Sharon read the sheet and began nodding her head. “This is brilliant, Lucas. It’s amazing.”“The lecturer had a recording of a native Scotsman reading that work,” Lucas replied. “Hearing it made the hair on my neck stand up. I wish you could’ve heard it...” He sighed. “I’m sorry again.”She reached across. If you're so inclined, add your own continuation to the story in the comments. Leave it open-ended, and I'll take my favorite input, and add to it as we'll. Let's see where it leads...The following is a work of fiction. Any similarities to actual events or persons is purely coincidental. All text is copyrighted by the author, and may not be used without permission.----------You're on a beach with me. We're co-workers on a company trip, but you and I have skipped the seminars for the day,. So Alex had gotten drafted somewhere in the range of 30th to 40th overall.That is pretty high, and it means if you've got an agent, or any negotiating skills at all, you're going to get some kind of signing bonus.Since practically everybody in baseball except Al Kaline has to spend at least two years in the minors before moving up to the Major Leagues, and most guys spend three or four or even five years or more, bouncing around in the bus leagues, the signing bonus usually is the difference.