Especially later in the day when some of those operators have been drinking all afternoon.”“That’s illegal...”“Sure it is. And it’s not go...od sense, and a kid has to have a license to drive a car but he can drive a boat without one, and we KNOW that a teen boater’s just automatically gonna make careful and wise choices.”“Yeah, you can depend on teenagers to make wise choices. I was eighteen. Amazing how stupid you can be with academic scholarships and a 3.9 GPA.”“Heart wants what the heart. Our season was progressing and Claudette and I became more comfortable with each other. Our relationship was going well. We were starting to plan for our wedding. It looked like I wouldn’t be called up this year. I was enjoying playing while we were winning. Joe was traded to another triple A team which could offer him a legitimate shot at making the majors. I was glad for him.When the rosters expanded, I was brought up and given playing time. My fielding continued to be good and my hitting. The first figure was satisfied that the three guards in the kitchen presented no threat. He walked around the house to the large French windows he had opened a couple of hours earlier. They opened silently under the pressure of his fingers, and he walked in. The man who had checked the dogs followed a few moments later, leaving the third man on watch in the shadows beneath the wall. The large man went silently upstairs, treading only on the extreme edges of the stairs to prevent creaking. Five. She looked at me for a moment, a look of shock crept across her face. ‘Pete, don’t tell me you haven’t moved on. Tell me you’ve been out with girls your own age since I left.’ She said the last part softly, but insistently. ‘I’ve been on dates since you left.’ I said chuckling. ‘I missed you, and I sought solace in the arms of other women. I’m such a cad.’ She let out a sigh of relief. ‘So why here? Why now? It’s not that I’m not happy to see you, honestly it isn’t, but I’m getting the feeling.