"Looks like you got a problem there, Ma'am," George said, standing far enough away so that he wasn't perceived as a threat.The woman jumped and turned..., hands going up a little defensively before she saw that he was at a safe distance."Yeah, something went bang under the hood and I stalled out. I'm on my way to Wenatchee and I think I got turned around."George laughed. "You sure did. It's off that way, and you're heading the complete opposite direction."The woman smiled ruefully. "I was never. What? No, I said with a confused look on my face. Im serious. I have to have all the money back. My dad came by this morning. He emptied the safe and took the books to close out the month. Were short over two thousand dollars. My boss father owned this ice cream parlor and a chain of them up and down the East coast. The parlors in the North and Mid-Atlantic would close at Labor Day and the ones in the South would stay open. My boss was scheduled to close our store in about a week and head down. He asked me to sit on the sofa with him. We chatted a bit and he asked me about college and the long cab ride. I told him about how the cab driver was looking at me and he said that those guys can’t help looking at pretty boys like me. The way he called me a ‘pretty boy’ seemed different and naughty.He asked me if I drink. Back then I was very new to drinking as it was the first year of college so I did not know my capacity. But I said yes. He poured me a whiskey. I think it was a double peg.. .. a lot ... I even saw you ummmm ... you know...”“You mean masturbate?”“Yes! You were the first man I saw with an erection. I used to ... you know ... touch myself thinking of you...” Loren hung her head. “Anyhow, I was embarrassed around you. I’d seen you naked and I both wanted and was scared to try to get closer to you! Anyhow, that’s why I was mean to you sometimes. I’m sorry.”I took off my glove and bracer and gave Loren a one-armed hug. “Loren- you have nothing to be ashamed of. Anyhow,.