Okay, I've caught up... this is very good stuff, Carol. Want a beta reader? <g> How about one who's happy to read ahead but too busy to give actual useful feedback?
Although, this is probably my last week with a full-time job, for a while...
PJ
"You told me you weren't like other men," she said, shaking her head at him when the storm of laughter had passed. He grinned at her - a goofy, Clark Kent kind of a grin. "I have a gift for understatement." "You can say that again," she told him. "I have a...." "Oh, shut up."