’ And I slipped the ring on her finger. When I leaned to kiss her, she drew back. ‘I come with some extra baggage, you know that, don’t you?’ ...‘If you are speaking of a ready-made family, I more than gladly accept that responsibility.’ She grinned and then we kissed. No, that’s wrong. We KISSED. When we parted, the sky was completely black except for the countless stars, twinkling overhead. ‘Call it woman’s intuition, but I knew you were up to something, Mike.’ ‘Are you disappointed?’ ‘Not in. She hugged me back and kissed me on the cheek.“I’m glad I got to be your friend,” she said. “You’ve made a real difference for me and a bunch of my friends. Thanks.”“You’re welcome, Susie.”I spent some time playing pool with Larry, Bethany, and Ralph. Later on, I agreed to play chess with Larry, knowing that I’d get beaten pretty badly. I did. Mary gave me a hard time about it, though my sister came to my defense; well, sort of.“Come on, Mary, guys can only do so many things really well. My. "I can change in a second! Let's stop at my house and I can get ready in no time!"We walked over to his pickup truck. "Your chariot awaits, Cleopatra." I felt like my namesake when he handed me up into the gleaming red machine.I relaxed and enjoyed the short ride. I tried not to think about my timeline being advanced! This was it! Did I have the nerve to go through with it? When we reached the house, Tony hurried around to hand me back down from his oversized vehicle. "Make yourself at home." I. How to dry these.Av: there was evil playing on me. I said, “the only way of drying is to get rid of these”. (to which she gave me a confused stare).I said, “what is another way out ?”.Netal: ummm .. (no answer).Av: I said, lets ask hotel staff for two large blankets and we remove these and wrap ourselves in separate blankets.Netal: ok :/ (with hesitation).I went out and got two blankets for us. I told her to go to washroom and change. In the meantime, I removed all my clothes and put them on.