"Don't make fun of me Grammy!" I said defensively."Ah, just like your grandfather are you? He always thought he penis was too smalland it took him a l...ng time to realize it was perfect as far as I was concerned."I wanted to thank you her but everything was feeling so inappropriate I was tonguetied. "Well, this water is starting to get cold." Grammy said and then continued, "Soas long as you're here you can make yourself useful and dry my back." She held outher hand and I helped her out of the. I said, "No!I told you this wasn't a date."Amanda said, "Oh, you na?ve girl. I can see I'm going to have to teachyou a few things." Rusty and Angie gave Amanda a ride home.The following day Debbie and I dressed in matching t-shirt and short-all sets, Debbie's in pink and mine in light blue with matching ribbonsin our hair. I fixed Debbie's hair and she fixed mine. Then we fixed apicnic basket we would take to the park for lunch after the zoo. Rustyand Angie came and the four of us left for the. There were shares of companies that were still new in the 1920s like Ford Motor Company and the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company. There were bearer bonds, treasury notes, and other items. Some proved to be worthless, like the five thousand shares of Studebaker Corporation. But by and large, she’d made good decisions and more than half of her purchases were worth a great deal. Close to a billion dollars, in fact. She was a good and faithful steward, in Phile’s words. I gave everything. Hefollowed, closing the door behind him, and latching it shut.She had been so uncertain that first time they'd made love, all thoseweeks ago. It felt like she was jumping across some wide chasm, makingthe leap - the final leap -- from Brian Kelly's past to Bridget Kelly'sfuture. Back then, she'd wondered if she had it in her to make itacross. More importantly, she'd wondered what she would find on theother side.She was still exploring that other side. There were false trails - andsnakes! .