I wound up spending three days with them. We would sit in the den, or on the deck, drinking blackberry tea and reliving our memories. I don’t believ...e that we even realized how beautiful the fall colors were or how crisp the air was getting. We laid Jerry to rest in the afternoon of the third day. Mom and Dad and Linda came to the funeral and so did Phil and Sheila, although they hadn’t known Jerry all that well. They just wanted to be there for me. One thing happened that frightened me to. I hastily put my keys back in my bag and glanced furtively at the nearby taxi rank. Empty. Shit! It was a pleasant evening though and my flat was only a half hour walk away. So I decided to enjoy the exercise, turned in the general direction of home and started walking, my red heels click clacking down the almost deserted pavement, putting me into a trance. I allowed my thoughts to drift back to my dreamlike state and once again, elicit a plethora of sexual images to feast on. I was looking. .the fuck...?The next week and a bit...well...there was no immediate obviousreaction to Mike coming out as autistic. The first Monday after thatevent saw Mike spend the back end of period 1 talking things over withMrs Lindsey. Tuesday afternoon was Elsa's group and there was a one-to-one with Elsa Thursday evening. Given that Mike was still getting usedto Top of the Pops not being on a Thursday anymore, he was glad to havesomething to fill the gap. He also had his birthday to look forward. It all went into the cave, through the garage, where I’d built a hidden set of doors through into the main area. I sent Angela back in the pick-up for feminine needs, throw away razors, over the counter medicines, and first aid supplies. The internal well would provide all the water needed, and the hot spring would handle those needs, so we stocked up on towels, linens, blankets and dish towels, among other things.While she was gone I hit the Farmer’s Co-op and bought enough feed and supplies.