A few businesses gone, a few new ones had opened up. One of the new ones was ice cream parlor and it was the favorite place for the non drinking set a...nd the kids. I don't know why but I stopped by the place because I didn't really care for ice cream that much.I liked bourbon, but alcohol had been a small problem for me so when I started the car repair business, I had quit drinking and didn't think an ice cream soda would push me off the wagon. The first person I saw as I came through the door. We didn’t have much choice.”“Want to talk about it? You don’t have to, if you don’t want to, but if you need someone who understands...”“I guess the story isn’t really that long. Dan and I just sort of discovered each other when we were both going through a breakup. We were both virgins, and that was part of the problem. We were scared of going all the way, and we ended up talking about it. Then one day we were watching a sex scene in some movie, and it just happened. I saw he was hard,. "I bought this just for you. Its a bit more revealing than my usual suit." Did you bring your old suit?" I asked."Yes," she giggled. "Why?" Because if I start acting too goofy around you, you might have to change back," I grinned.We both grinned at each other for a while without saying anything until Tina called Kelli over to check on something in the galley. I decided to go see how Darius was doing and take him a glass of iced tea.There were two helms aboard the boat, one forward in the main. No pains whatsoever. They did nothing to me. They fed us well enough. I'm in perfect health, take care of these civilians."It worked. The hospital let me go, and my wife and son met me with hugs and kisses. Cheryl was so glad to see me she was crying. Jan gave me a big hug, and in an eerie way I noted what a strapping young man he was. Handsome. Well built. Attractive. He would be a lady-killer in college. He was actually more like his mother: sensitive, careful, and thoughtful. But he was.