”All I could manage is "Wow, Hi Olivia, you look amazing." She grinned and pointed towards her two small bags, and off we went. ****Olivia was... quite chatty for a bit, then asked a serious question. “Why? And specifically, Why me?”“well really, it’s just timing.” I replied. “Look, I’m a widower as you know. Been a bit more than a year now. When I am ready for a relationship that’s great, but not now.” Pointing out at an island in the distance I said “that’s where we’re headed” and. " With that they all got up, several holding flashlights and started walking. I was going to let them to it but Taylor stopped and looked back at me, "Come on Uncle Scott. You can walk with me." She held out her hand. Well I couldn't refuse so I stood and held her hand as we walked the woods trail.We caught up to Sarah who was a little behind the other three teens, and walked silently together with Taylor in the middle. Then Taylor said, "I'm gonna leave Uncle Scott to you Coach. Make. They don't exchange ideas. They don't even talk at all. They 'dish.' It means 'to engage in empty speech.'" Oh," Kim said. She probably doubted that I would utter such an insulting remark. But if Tess said it was sexist, then that's what it must be."Christ!" I complained. "Everybody has to throw off on the poor little white boy. I'm soooooo sorry I used that awful, patronizing word. I wasn't aware of all its deeper connotations... I just heard it somewhere -- maybe on 'The View.' The real. "I do not, for the life of me understand how you couldhave those disgusting pictures on your work computer. Submissive mendressed up as sissies doing those shocking things. Really David!" But," You protest. In truth you did not know where they came from. Allyou did was open up a file labelled "Tax Changes" in front of thefirm's most important client, who then insisted that you were to besacked immediately. "I was set up. You know that Barbara." Who would have thought that I would be married to.
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