"Look, I really do want to welcome you," Perry continued. "Can I take you out for something to eat?"
"Sure, but let me help Dad unload a bit more first," you respond.
"OK, I'll help," says Perry, and the two of you trundle out to the truck.
With two fat boys helping, the truck is soon empty, and you tell your Dad about Perry's invite. "Sure," he says, "I'm going to sit for a bit, then set up the kitchen. Be back by 8."
"Thanks Dad!" you say, and rummage in a suitcase for fresh shorts and sweat-free shirt. All your shorts are last year's, and therefore a bit small. The shorts you find are really too tight, but you can do them up, and you pull on a polo that sort of fits, if you keep it pulled down.
"Come to my house and we'll drive," Perry says, so you walk with Perry the few minutes to his house. On the walk, he texts a couple of friends, too, and so you're looking forward - sort of - to meeting some new people. Just at his door he says, "Pete, can I suggest something personal, one big guy to another?"
You're not sure you like the sound of that, but you reply, "Yes."
"Those shorts and shirt don't really fit, do they? Look, we're about the same size, can I lend you a fresh pair that fit?"
"Uhh... I don't know," you reply hesitantly.
"Oh, c'mon, I've got lots." And he heads into the house, so you follow him. Down the hallway and into a spacious bedroom, Perry takes a pair of navy rugby shorts and a mid-blue polo off a shelf. "Here, try these on. There's a bathroom across the hallway."
Taking the garments, you head into the bathroom. You try them on and
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