Against Virgil’s warm, broad, vital chest, he could feel his tears ebbing, comfort replacing the chasm of fear that his anxiety had opened up. “He...re, blow your nose,” Virgil said warmly as he reached over and gave John a clean tissue. “Just like a baby, huh?” John said after clearing his nose, laughing. “No, not really- you’re just being the loving, gentle kind man that I love. Honestly, if you were a brute… rough, coarse and callous, I couldn’t have been a friend to someone like that, let. It was mid morning and Dianne thought it would be nice to relax by the pool and enjoy the sun. Daniel was in his room playing games on his laptop. She went into her room, changed into her bikini and as she walked down the hall, she went to Daniel's room to tell him that she would be at the pool. He looked up at her and his mouth dropped open and his eyes locked onto her body and the skimpy bikini she was wearing. He had seen it so many times before, but since this morning, his thoughts of his. You wanted to try and match it... " I said, pretending I hadn't already known that."And Sss... since your mom gave me the picture of you, I uhm... didn't need to take that picture like I told you I was," Joey quickly made up. I gave him a quick grin at his near miss."Okay, last but not least... " I said, handing Joey the smallest box of the bunch.He looked at me with a frown when he shook it and couldn't hear anything. "What. Is it empty?" Why don't you open it and find out," I teased.He did. "Can you buy a bottle over the bar? A good whisky?"I nodded, then leapt to my feet and went to the bar before she changed her mind. It had everything going for a good night indeed. By the time I had bought the whisky, a 12-year old Talisker, she was standing behind me. I could have sworn she gave my backside a squeeze, but when I turned she looked at me blandly. "Probably wishful thinking," I thought, "it's been a while since I found a real goer."I offered her my arm as we went out of the bar.