" He always seems kinda quiet to me." Yeah, 'cause you ain't never go see what he doin' in his room all alone, all quiet. Trust me, that one gonna giv...e yo' Daddy uh massive coronary one uh these days." Don't say that, Mom." See if Ima uh lie."Mom never worried. She thought that was just how I am. "Robert, not me." Robert. Not you." She tilted her head. "Maybe Beth she don't hurry up an' marry that boy. He's afraid they'll have kids before the weddin'." Not Beth." I shook my head. "She uh good. . I 'spect you can. Well, here's hopin' we can make a deal," he smiled, extending his hand. "I'm Bart Towsley." Bart ... I'm Rod Williams. I'll see you tomorrow if you can arrange it." I'm pretty sure I can. I'll call you. I suppose you'll wanna to talk to my people too?" Yeah. I think so. That's all part of the deal, I figure." You can't run the place by yourself. I think you'll be surprised at what those two can do. Long as you ain't prejudiced or anythin'."I looked at him, wondering just. Smith said, “I don’t care if it takes all day and hundreds of pictures. I want one that makes me look that good.”I asked, “Is it for your husband?”Mrs. Smith said, “No! I have a friend, a male friend, perhaps a boyfriend…only he’s no boy.”I asked her if tomorrow would be good for her. She told me to show up right after I see her husband’s car pass my house on his way to work. She said that I would have about ten hours and that she would feed me lunch.I jerked off thinking of her as I fell. I don’t like to brag, but I won a few Oscars when I was younger. I still write my own work from time to time, but my main focus is helping young writers develop their craft. I never thought I’d be any good as a teacher, but I enjoy it immensely. I also work out a few times a week. Just because I’m in my mid-forties doesn’t mean I can’t stay in shape and look good.“Any big plans for your break?” I asked my wonderful daughter as we sat outside by the pool. It was another sublime afternoon in.