"Happy to see one of her favorite homeless men, Lucy grinned at the sixty-something year old man. With a body shaped a lot like Santa Clause, he remin...ded her of a grandfather. Smiling and happy, he always had the best stories and told them with a flourish.Despite being homeless, he always carried around something to give out as a gift. Sometimes it might be a toy and other times it might be an earring that he had found. She shouted, "Handlebar! I was getting afraid that I wasn't going to see. I went in from of her, and toldher that I didn't appreciate her trying to get away. I reached down andgrabbed a nipple in each hand. Looking her in the eyes, I began topinch and twist them. It took quite a bit until she started to yell.When I stopped, she had gotten the idea. But just in case, I told her.Any attempt to get away or to do ANYTHING I didn't like would berewarded with pain! I pulled the chair with her in over to the kitchentable. As I made something to eat, I watched her. Her eyes. " No problem, Mr. Bennett. By the way, I have some other news to tell you." Oh?" I've decided to retire," Floyd said. "They have that 'Eighty-Five Option', you know, in the Retirement Plan. It's the sum of your age and years of service. I'm sixty-two and I'll have twenty-five years on the first of the month. That puts me over. If I don't take it, I would almost be working for free." Geez, I'll miss you, Floyd. What're you gonna do?" My son lives in Atlanta. The Missus and I were thinking of. Using that phone I called SSSuzy. She answered with the name of the campground. I immediately said, If you recognize my voice do not say my name. Just say yes. Yes, she answered. Do not say her name, but did you refer a young woman to me that needs advice? Yes, she answered. Am I really the only one who can handle this? I think so, she replied. Its really complicated. David, her father… As soon as she said a name, I broke the connection. She had already told me everything I needed to know. My.
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