‘Man, I don’t suppose you’re gonna give me gas money this time either, are ya? I give you frickin’ rides all over the frickin’ place.’ I s...ighed. People were always whining like they were the only ones with problems. ‘Look, Harry, just pick me up, alright? I’ll make it worth your while.’ ‘That would be a frickin’ change.’ ‘Harry!’ ‘Fine, fine. Where are you?’ I told him and hung up. Ten minutes later he pulled up in his silly Geo. I slid into the front seat. Harry looked at me with a slightly. "Mark, if you say one word, I will punch you right in the nose."He lost it and the girls looked over at us in surprise. I was sitting and seething at him for drawing attention to us. The people at the other tables were smiling at his laughing. I was thinking he ought to act like a sheriff when Sandra came over and whispered in my ear."Grandpa, is he always so jolly so early in the mornings?"I looked at her and thought for a minute before I answered her."He thinks I'm too old and grouchy and I. ”What the fuck?” Janie asked. "I was sleeping."”I'm bored, ” Jamie said. ”Wake up and keep me company.”She looked at him and asked, ”What do you want to do?””I don't know, ” Jamie replied. ”What do you want to do?”Thinking for a minute, she got a naughty grin on her face. She turned and whispered, ”You still haven't shown me your thing, and I dared you.Jamie looked to his mom and dad in the front seat. Neither seemed to be paying attention to the twins. He looked back at his sister and shook. Despite the occasional challenges they encountered in their scheduling, he really respected her devotion to her child. It was part of her that made her so special, what made him fall in love with her so deeply. Putting the potential disappointment aside, he focused on warming up for the game. The weather was perfect for softball, one of those timeless summer evenings made for being outside: warm air with a slight breeze to cut the humidity and keep the bugs under control. Their team was up.