Ziggy felt for the guitarist and sighed with a smile that had a hint of sadness. "Mick rejected me for a couple years. He ran from me more than once." Ziggy glanced over at Erik and gently touched his cheek. "Sometimes people bolt for reasons other than disinterest."

Ziggy went back to his conversation with his father, flipping on the speaker phone feature.

"Dad, what does Robert like... for a date?" Ziggy heard his father laugh.

"Did Aarne put you up to this?" Tom had a tone of disbelief. Why did they always call him for things like this?

"No, no." Ziggy laughs. "He started this but no. What does he like?"

"Erik is there?" Tom asks and gets a giggling affirmation from Ziggy. "Simple, friendly. Picnics in the park, botanical gardens, farms, art exhibits... no not erotica either or HUnter's idea of art."

Ziggy just started laughing at the comment about Hunter. He had heard a story or two.