And worst of all, it had the power to destroy family outings. Pete gauged his father’s expression from the corner of his eye, as the elevator passe... the second level. Sarah also tried to sneak a look to watch what Jeff would do. Someone in the back corner of the elevator coughed loudly in a way that said, Either turn it off or answer the stupid thing! After the sixth ring, the phone stopped ringing. Everyone either sighed or made a general sound of relief, especially Pete. The Comic Factory. I was getting close to finishing up a run one day whenMom yelled down the basement stairs that Jeff was there and wanted toknow whether I wanted to go over to the mall with him and see if therewere any good movies showing. Hey, sounded good to me so I shut off thetreadmill and bounded up the basement stairs. Jeff was waiting by thefront door for me and as I came down the hallway I noticed that he wasstaring at me in a funny way. Well, maybe not at me so much as at mychest. While jogging I had. Now, I was annoyed at you forcheating on my good buddy Steve, but it seems I can't really blame you.Sounds like your fit to jump just about anything with a pulse, am Iright?." He didn't wait for an answer. "Me and Raymond were on board, butGary... well, Gary'd have felt left out. I think he's starting to feelmore included now though, aren't you Gary?" I could come round to it" another voice said, guardedly.Finally, Sally's eyes flared wide. She scurried out from under the bed,to the. ’ ‘Honey, I have glass to sell. Don’t you have a beer tent that needs you or something?’ ‘Forget the festival,’ I said embracing her. ‘Let’s just stay here in bed all day.’ ‘The sex was good Mark,’ she said pushing me away, ‘but my glass pays the bills.’ She rose from the bed and began getting dressed. Admiring her nude body in motion was like watching gazelle on film: graceful, elegant, spectacular. ‘Your wrong, about what you said,’ I stated from the lingering warmth of her disheveled bed..