??Oh yes,?? he replied. ??It was the best part of the war.?? She laughed, ??You see????
Rodger got all red and said, ??Bernard! Not in front of the boy!??
Danny could easily imagine what he meant, but still an imp took control of him and he laughed and batted his eye lashes. ??Would you look at this??thing??down here??? he said, simpering for the first and last time in his life. He pointed at his crotch, though the cut wasn??t there, but over on his side. It was really funny, and they all laughed??and Bernie even blushed.
In the end he did look at it and it was all very professional, except for Rodger raising one eyebrow and saying, ??Ooh, very nice???? while Bernie put on antiseptic and a band aid. ??Your war wound,?? he smiled. ??Don??t let the cat lick it.?? And then Rodger guffawed and Bernie blushed even harder and Danny just shook his head. Adults were just big overgrown children,he thought, and somehow, that made him think maybe his dad wasn??t as bad as he seemed.
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