One of their neighbors is a younger couple with 2 kids, an 8-year-old little girl, and a 10-year-old little boy. As I have yet to produce any known offspring, something that I am reminded of quite frequently, my parents have taken to adopting these two kids as their grandchildren. Lisa and Jeffrey have the run of the house, and they are each on a first-name basis with my folks. It is kind of funny when I am home as these two little ones come waltzing in the house, saying hi to my parents as if they were other kids they were playing with, and they go right for the kitchen, asking for "treats," or a "Pops," which has become their slang for a Popsicle.

Little Lisa is the feisty one, whereas Jeffrey is the quiet, reserved polite one. Lisa has no qualms about marching over and walking straight in and taking what she wants, while Jeffrey will knock on the door and wait until you offer him something. All in all, they are both nice kids, with Lisa inheriting her mother's dark-haired good looks and feisty Italian personality.

Although I am not at their house all that much anymore, work does take me in the area from time to time, and I will usually stay with my folks on a long weekend every couple of months or so. Lisa and Jeff have gotten to know me as well, happy to call me by my first name, and include me in their circle of friends. As August approached, the area was stuck in a sweltering heat-wave, and my luck had me staying with my parents for a long weekend.

As my luck continued to play out, my parents had decided to forgo the additional cost of air-conditoining, and I was stuck using a small fan to fight the unbearable heat. I had arrived on a hot Thursday evening, and we were able to have a nice dinner. As Friday rolled around I went out in search of some drinks, some relief from the heat, and some possible female companionship, not necessarily in that order of course. I ended up flirting with a hot young thing all night, but was left holding an empty bag when her boyfriend showed up. Returning home with my blue balls, I realized that at least I was drunk enough to ignore the heat, and I shed my clothes as I fell onto my bed......(cont)