"I didn't think I'd ever connect with another human being. 'Cause Barb and I were so close... " He smiles to himself. "But then I met Cassy—gosh, it was like ten years later—and, well, I love her more than anything." He examines my face carefully. "Sounds like bull, doesn't it? But let me tell you, Sally Harrington, I've been around. I mean, around—around and around and back again—if you know what I mean."
