“I would say that your needs are important and you shouldn’t ignore them, and that I find you attractive. If I can satisfy your needs, then I’m ...very happy to have been asked in,” I responded. “Well, I’m not sure about all my needs,” she said, “but why don’t we see!” With one mind, we stood and moved together, and kissed. She tasted of coffee and cream and her tongue was alive and enquiring. Her hands went to my trouser buttons as she slipped to her knees, just as I was about to raise up her. She's been hired! Mr. Davis told me today that he wants her to start as soon as she can. He knows what Janie's going through right now and he said that she can take as much time as she needs and the job will be waiting for her. Isn't that great?" That is great news. Is it ok if I tell her later?"Cat assured Joel it was ok, and she also told him that Mr. Davis had asked her to tell Joel to take all the time he needed also."Cat, Janie and I want to be alone tonight. Are you ok with that? I think. I'm not sure how we'd work it out; maybe you manage it for me; maybe you buy me out. This ain't the time to decide, anyway. But I'd like you to think about it. I'd much rather have someone who knows and likes Bradford take it over than someone from outside." Lloyd, short term, until you get better, no problem," she said. "Permanently, well, I'd have to think it over, talk it over with Kevin. This is a bad time, what with the knife shop getting going. A buyout might be beyond our reach." We. He looked across the distance betweentheir houses, past the bird in their tree, and his eyes fell upon her secondfloor window, a little down and to the right of his. The curtains were open. "Jonah, are you ready to eat?" # # # During the two weeks of two-a-day practices that preceded the beginning ofschool for all football players, excess energy was hard to come by. Jonah normallyfinished his dinner, fell into his bed, and was asleep immediately. But somethingabout this night was not normal..