The afternoon was spent with Patty, at the hospital, in Ashford, Mr Tart taking them and going on to take his wife to the shops, returning at four for... the return trip. They had had to break the news to patty that her dad was dead and buried, it was not a fun afternoon. They arrived home at 5.15, the Tarts wandering off almost as soon as they had got indoors. Toileted once more, Terry made tea, and they sat quietly contemplating the day. The doctors had said that Patty would be home before the. ” I knew the place he was referring to was a few miles outside of town. Miller’s Stay Or Go. It was a small Mom and Pop truck stop, or Travel Center as they called themselves. It consisted of a few gas pumps as well as a tiny dinner and a few motel rooms. It wasn’t the Ritz but it would do if I couldn’t get someone out to my car. As we slowly made our way through the storm the man introduced himself as Ben Drake, this was confirmed by the I.D. badge dangling from his rearview mirror, and he was. There was a half-quart of milk that had gone bad, a head of lettuce that had spoiled, and some lunch meat that had turned green. He threw the spoiled items away. He grabbed a tub of margarine and a bottle of syrup for his toaster waffles. Maybe it wasn’t a well balanced meal, but it was food.His first walk of the day was to carry his trash out to the dumpster. It wasn’t that long of a walk, and he didn’t have much trash to take out there. He made the trip without much effort. The hard part was. The first part of the date went innocently enough. They went to a movie, and the only thing the boy did was put his arm around Daphne's shoulder. After the movie, the two of them went out for pizza. Then they went to Eldsmore Park, the local make-out point (Peter and I had visited it a couple times). They started kissing and groping each other. Then, when Jack's hands started working their way down Daphne's body and I thought I'd have to get involved, Daphne grabbed Jack's hand and returned.