It was not a time for glibness. My brother and I each had homework to get out of the way while our parents fussed about the house cleaning and cooking and doing early season gardening and yard work. Mom xxx Avoiding any glances from Paul I chatted with my parents’ about their evening until Mom asked about the game we’d watched on TV. I could almost feel my juices flowing as they’d never flowed in my entire life. A couple more minutes and I heard our parents’ car leaving as I rose from my bed and headed downstairs. It would not have surprised me if his fingers shook, but they didn’t. Had I pushed it a bit too far? I tossed the magazine at him as he pulled is head back, laughing. The game was about to begin when I arrived, so I quickly went to Paul’s home team dugout and casually wished them good luck.
