"You're assuming I'll have a girlfriend." You will," she stated firmly."Really? You interested?" I teased back.Summer caught my tone and realized I wa...sn't serious. She looked up toward the ceiling, as if seriously considering my offer. Then she turned and smiled at me."Nah. It'd be fun but I don't do monogamy very well. You'd get jealous of me sleeping with other men."I nodded. Maybe not jealous, but it would definitely feed my insecurities."Well, then you'll just have to come out to Colorado. I cut a hole in the end of the box, and pulled through a single cord. Multi-taps made a hole for every prong. The box became a happy jungle of wire, with a merry glow of red and green lights.With the kids away at school, the jungle has been cut in half, but the shoebox still has a home on the kitchen counter. I was late for work. I grabbed the nearest phone of the identical pair, the manual it was sitting on, and ran out the door. I took her phone. It was a mistake. I soon learned just how big. It's not like a beach or lake or other vacation spot." That's so Brother David." He looked at me curiously. "I have a -- I hate to call it a problem, Brother David. A distraction in my congregation. I've sought the advice of the other Elders and Brother Jerome in particular. They, like me, are torn. Now Brother Jerome tells me that perhaps the solution is something you could deal with." Brother Brooks, I am unskilled just now. I've come to accept the Faith, I've come to accept everything,. Tony knew that it would be best to not push things any further, so he casually said goodbye and they each turned away to go to their respective houses.Tony couldn't really decide whether his scheme had been of any value or not, but he decided that, because Yvonne had not ignored him and cut him absolutely cold, perhaps there had been some value in the exercise.On the following couple of days, Tony made a point of going away for the day just to put a little time between he and his neighbour. On.