As they wandered through the mall Emily noticed that a few patrons wereout and about. She took a close look as one passed by quickly and sureenough, i...t was a man. What worried her was that the man had long blondehair and he wore a dress. They all did. Was this what was to become ofher husband? She had to get him out of here.The first store that they approached was a barber shop. Like all theother shops this one was owned by a woman. She wore a white tank topalong with denim jeans. It looked. We sat there drinking our coffee and after about five minutes i said To Tash that i was going to the toilet and would she mind going upstairs and making sure that Susan was awake.Tash said she would and went upstairs. i pretended to go to the toilet and called up to Tash Is he awake? Tash replied that she was and was about to come down.Tash came downstairs and we sat there chatting.I kept yawning and eventually pretended to go to sleep.Tash called me a couple of times and i continued to pretend. He was slender with broad shoulders and a well-defined six pack outlined under his tight fitting shirt. He carried himself with confidence, but the look on his face as he perused the people sitting at the bar gave away his nervousness. I raised my beer and called his name. His eyes widened and I could tell he almost turned and walked out. I stood and crossed over to him and shook his hand “Hi I’m Hardy. How are you doing?”He looked at me and smiled a squeamish smile. “Just a little nervous I. Simpson?" Very pleasant, Caleb, very pleasant indeed. We had an excellent dinner and then we went to a movie, 'The African Queen'. It's a great movie. I'll bet you'd like it. Actually, Bill's coming over for dinner on Sunday. Won't that be nice?"His "Yes'm" lacked enthusiasm, but she wasn't worried. She trusted Bill to gain the kid's trust and respect. Maybe his love, eventually."Well, I'm pooped, so I'm going right to bed. It's pretty late, so maybe you should do the same." Yes'm. Um, did he.