The weeks that followed were quite wonderful. I had all of the business I could handle. Otto was spending a good amount of time at the station. He loved to go out to the older ladies when they pulled up to the pump. I think there were a couple that he would like to have in the rack, not on it. Lucia was stopping by almost every afternoon after work. We would talk, and I guess if you can make love with your eyes, we did. M...

I left Tammy’s and went home. All the way, I thought about her saying there was no love for Sam. A pity, it is. I like Tammy a lot; she's a lot of fun, for sure, but is it fair to her? If she left Sam, I wouldn’t marry her; I don’t have that feeling for her. Lucia crept into my mind, and my heart thumped, maybe even skipped a beat. But is it her, or is it because her old man is a horse’s arse? More and more, it’s becoming...

I was having me morning coffee, and decided to have a good breakfast. I broke out the sausages and eggs from the fridge. I kept three sausages from the package and two eggs from the carton. Now, to keep from burning the place down. It’s nice having three small apartments above the garage. Less outlay for an apartment. I wonder if I would ever let the other two apartments. The smell of me breakfast brought me back to reali...