“What’s with the big grin, you ass?”
“Oh, nothin’ Pops ….. Hot xxx He asked if we could make ourselves scarce for the two hour appointment. Would you?”
“Well assuming this Charmaine chick isn’t really, really smart and trying to pull a fast one, then sure, reel her in. in here, you are no longer Charmaine, yes? Sounds like a plan, yes? One step at a time.”
………. “Wow, that’s pretty rad, man,” said Pete after a long blow through puffed-out cheeks. What the hell were you thinking?”
……….. “Ass,” I says, “You’re an ass.”
..…
We wanders around the mall for a long while, my son seeming to drag his heels. And having spent hundreds of drunken hours sharing our shit down the pub, I don’t think there were any secrets between us…. But there’s only me here in this apartment, and if you walk in through




















