?Our man Frankiehere applied his soccer technique in all the right places. This guy will bepissing blood for a fucking week.? ?Don?tunderestimate the ...power of a woman in love, lad?, says Alan. ?Love can movemountains and raise the dead. All sorts of wonders may happen.? ?Sure?,says Frank. ?Love can hurt really bad but it can alsomake you feel godlike for a minute or so.? ?I believeyou are talking about cocaine there, old boy?, says Alan. ?But let?s all justbe quiet and allow Susan here to prove. Dreading the answer, I said gingerly."Ok, that'll be fine, what time will that be Mr. Patel?" Oh it will be exactly half-past thirty minutes after six of the clock," he beamed at me, showing half the gold in England in his smile.Behind me, mum giggled as I fought against the tears rising."Half past six?" Yes." In the morning?" Yes," he said and looked at me in pity. "He sells newspapers too and has to be there early isn't it?" Is it? I mean does he?" Oh dear, oh dear Tommy, I am thinking that. It kind of felt weird to me. I really don’t know this girl, yet I do, for some reason.“How was your meal Mr. Green?” I smiled ather and said, “Call me Jeff, will ya. I feel old when someone calls me mister. And dinner was good.”“Good” she said, then sat here contemplating on what to say next. “Jeff? Why won’t you talk to mom? She thinks you are avoiding her, ever since you came back to this god forsaken town.”“Kelly. It’s kind of complicated. She’s the one who didn’t want me anymore, so I. I am glad, at least, you told your friend the rules of the house.” Alex’s voice was steady and calm, and he was careful to make it clear he was looking over both of their nude bodies with interest. If they were going to crash into his private home life, they were going to have to deal with all that that entails.Abby started to explain how she and Kaylie had spent their morning and afternoon. How Kaylie had gotten her dad to let them skinny dip since Abby was a nudist, and at first it was just.