Bud had been right, David’s muscles were aching, and it had only been a couple of hours since the workout. However, the warm bubbles provided by the hot-tub located on his deck helped ease away the stiffness in his joints. One part of David remained all too stiff. He lay in the churning water, hoping it would hide the problem. “Your periscope is up and looking around.” Shit, doesn’t he miss anything? David thought. “Well, what’d you expect?” He realized he’d spoken out loud, but being in Bud’s presence made him less reticent about speaking his mind. His words were greeted by a low chuckle. “You flatter me, David.” “Bullshit. You’re f*****g awesome, and you know it. God, I bet you have a real job fighting off the women.” “Yeah, well. Listen, didn’t you say you were gonna feed me?” “Oh