Other men in Kyle’s life…have not worked out. xxx 18 “We need to properly drain your balls before you go out. “What?” asked Kyle in an exasperated voice. I like to imagine myself as an old soul, an old soul with an understanding of what the world needs when it comes to women, old-fashioned but new-aged, and I know this drives Kyle crazy sometimes, but…I think my attitude and personality may actually have come about as a defense mechanism from having him when I was so young. So far, he had no problem with our talks, and in fact, he rather enjoyed them. “Yes,” I smiled. Yes, I had sheltered him, and yes, I was a little overprotective, but his grades were excellent in college, and he was going to make something of himself after he




















