I was sure itwasn't his real name. Hell, who in Southern California used their ownname if they were in the entertainment business? The lovely JaniceLa...muse, for example, was born with a different name, I was sure. Cutename for a porn - exotic actress, I thought. So who knew what Apollo'sreal name was? Under that name, he had been a professional surfer and wonmore than his share of championships. Nobody seemed to know where he wasfrom or what his real name was, and I suppose nobody cared.. Getting out of the taxi Ray paid the driver, grabbed their bags, and made their way into the garden of sand. Stopping just inside, Ray and Bridget eyed the garden and its fruit trees growing around the edge of the whitewashed walls."How the hell can you grow fruit trees in sand?" Ray said nudging Bridget.Dropping their bags where they stood they, climbed the steps to the roof. As Ray met him, Dan had a grin bigger than his face should be able to make. Dan expected a huge greeting or another hug. And, I suspect, to share in the excitement because the girls were getting pretty buzzed by now.She helpfully said, "Leave the dishes; you don't want to be late."It was more than my life was worth to insist that we could do them, and none of the girls felt inclined to protest, so Vanessa's offer was accepted without a word of reluctance.We loaded up the car and set off five minutes early, all of them urging me on. Julia saying, "We should've let Ava drive. She goes faster."I'd been told they'd. . well, I do feel it kind of boiling up from under my testicles, that's where it starts, but--"Ronnie murmured, "Testicles, I hate that word."I went on, "Well, boiling up from down under, and then... I don't really feel it going through me, but I do feel it in the slit, the little slit in my tip, because the skin around the slit has nerves." I shrugged. "That's the only way I can describe it, I guess."Martha said to Ronnie, "This is my argument for the value of sex education in schools."Ronnie.