Chapter 27

My alarm woke me at 6:30 on Monday morning. The first day of school. I thought about that as I showered. I had 180 days left of high school. Next year I would be in college somewhere. I looked at myself in the mirror before I shaved. I was finally starting to look like a man instead of a kid. The blond stubble of my beard was turning slightly darker so other people could see it. I needed to shave daily now or Penny complained.

Penny arrived at my house about twenty after seven. Mom and Dad agreed that I could drive the Golf to school everyday as long as I gave Andy and Liz a ride. I reserved the front seat in the car for Penny. No more school bus! That was going to be great.

Mrs. Wenger, my home room teacher, handed out our schedules first thing in the morning. My schedule was: Graphic Arts, Deutsch Unterricht [German class], Civil War Studies, Physics, Lunch, Calculus, Gym or Art on alternating days and finally College Prep Grammar. The Civil War class was a one semester history class. The second half of the year I would have World War II Studies that period. College Prep Grammar was one semester too. That would switch to Creative Writing in the winter.

I tracked Penny down right after home room. We compared schedules. We didn't have any classes in common until fourth period. We were together the rest of the day. That was going to be cool.

Most of my teachers seemed nice. The one exception was Mrs. Newswanger, my Grammar teacher. She was older and warned us that she was quite strict. She was going to make us work our tails off during the semester.

Coach Caffrey had us continue practicing our standard offense and defense since our first game was still almost two weeks away. Mike Johansen kept his comments to himself during practice. He actually asked me for a tip on how to cover a route I had just run on him near the end of practice. Maybe there was hope for him.

Penny and I studied for awhile after dinner each evening. Andy, Ed and I went back to our normal evening workout routine around 8 o'clock each night. Jeremy joined us for our evening run after we finished our weight program.

Wednesday at practice Coach Caffrey announced that we were moving our practice into our new stadium. The workmen had finished everything on the field. We passed through our future dressing room on the way to the field. The workmen were still working there when we passed through.

The whole team gawked when we entered our new home. It was an impressive sight. The seating had been increased 50%. The press box level was expanded to add boxes all along the eastern and western (long) sides of stadium. It had bleacher seating behind each end zone.

Andy started working on his Eagle project Tuesday evening. That week he met with the township supervisors, troop committee and district advancement chairman. Andy planned to build a play area at the township park. Every one approved his idea. My brother was pleased to be able to start his project but was frustrated that he and Crystal had no time together during the week. Andy was difficult to be around by Friday morning.

Coach Caffrey finally went over the game plan for our first game Friday afternoon after school. We played LS in one week. Coach Caffrey planned as if LS would play the veer offense like last year. This was only a guess. LS changed coaches since last season. The new head coach was from Illinois. No one knew much about him or the style of football he coached. Our coaches warned us that we needed to be prepared for almost anything next Friday night. We were confident that we could beat them like we always did.

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Liz was waiting at my car when Andy and I finished showering after Friday's practice. We hurried home to join Mom's chaotic preparations for our weekend at Cape Henlopen. Penny and my family were on the road forty-five minutes later.

We arrived at the camping area around 10:30 that evening. Mom and Dad set up a tent on one site. I tried to convince Mom to let me share a tent with Penny. She said no, that the other campsites were too close for that sort of the thing. Liz and Penny shared a second tent on Mom and Dad's campsite. Andy and I put our tent beside Will's and Abby's tent on the adjoining campsite.

Will, Andy and I made breakfast for the family Saturday morning. When it was done Andy, Penny and I hopped on our bikes to find our West Virginia friends. Liz insisted on going along. Mom's gentle persuasion convinced me to let her come.

We found the Langs, Randolphs, Pattons and their friends camped at the opposite end of the campground. I spotted Rob first. Penny, Andy, Liz and I pulled to a stop beside him and his girlfriend Missy Smith. Rob was wearing a Gettysburg College Football T-shirt.

Rob grinned and waved as we stopped. "Kyle, Andy! It's great to see you. Who are the girls?"

Andy and I introduced Liz and Penny to Rob and Missy. I was dying to know. "What's with the T-shirt Rob?"

"It's my college. I started classes there two days ago." Rob explained.

"Cool! Do you play football?" I asked.

"Of course. I'm the number two right cornerback for the team. The coaches are pleased with me. I moved up two slots since training camp started last month. What are you and Andy doing in football?"

"You know about our team winning the state championship last season. Andy and I are starting at wide receiver for our team this season."

Rob asked, "How's your knee?"

"It's good. Rehab was a pain in the butt. I'm done with it now. My knee is 100%. I'm ready to play."

"That's good news. I remember how bad you hurt your knee last season. Killing your ACL is not good." Rob said. He stopped for a moment. "Hey, I just realized. I met a guy from your high school. He's playing for Gettysburg too."

"Who?" I asked. I didn't remember any of the teammates that said they were planning to go to Rob's college.

"I think his name is Jerry Porter. He's a..."

"Offensive Tackle," I answered. "Yeah, I know Jerry. He's a good lineman."

Rob asked, "Are you looking at colleges? I know you're a senior now. Any coaches give you a call?"

"Yes. I've talked with a bunch of coaches. I did an official visit to USC."

Rob shook his head. "You don't mean South Carolina do you?"

"No, Southern California." I replied.

"DaaAAmn! You mean the place Carson Palmer, Reggie Bush and Matt Leinhart went? The place where Jared Dillard plays?" Rob asked.

"Yeah."

"Did you meet anyone there?"

"Of course I met Coach Carroll. He's really nice. I met Jared Dillard on Saturday night," I explained. "He's really down-to-earth. I met a number of members of the team. It was a nice weekend."

Rob shook his head. "I guess there isn't any chance we'll be playing each other when you're in college."

"I don't think Southern Cal will be playing Gettysburg anytime soon," I answered. Rob's friends converged on us when they realized that we were here. It took us five minutes to finish introducing everyone in the group to each other.

Rob's brother Dale had a new girlfriend, Brenda Griffin. Brenda was a red headed sophomore. Rob's cousin Harry made it this year with his girlfriend Giselle Wallace. The Patton clan was well represented. Wes was there with his long time girlfriend Molly Short. Wes' sister Trish was there with her boyfriend Sean Reilly.

The Randolphs were present in force. Tim and his girlfriend Kelly Lee, Tim's twin sister Alicia and their cousin Tyler were there. Tyler's girlfriend Jenna Douglass made it. I finally met Alicia's boyfriend Mike Foster. She had told me about Mike last year after our evening of fun.

Missy introduced her cousins Lauren and Joshua Watson. Andy noticed Lauren immediately. She was fifteen, had curly blond hair and perky breasts that filled her bikini top completely. Liz simply stared at Joshua. He looked to be around thirteen like her. Josh was a couple inches taller than Liz, at 5'-7". He wore his hair cut short, almost military style. Josh had definitely hit puberty. He had that stretched out look of a boy in his growth spurt. His body was growing like crazy, but there wasn't enough food in the world to put any meat on his bones.

Liz continued staring at Josh for a few minutes before she lost her shyness. The rest of the group was sharing stories of our past year while Josh and Liz stood in the back. Next time I noticed the two of them; Liz was teasing and flirting with Josh. He loved it.

My siblings, Penny and I rode back to our campsite when we met everyone. We promised to be back in fifteen minutes. We checked in with Mom and Dad. I asked, "Could we get lunch at the beach instead of meeting back here?"

Dad asked, "Do you have enough money, Kyle?"

"Sure."

Andy added, "I'm good."

Penny said, "I have more than enough, Mr. Martin."

Liz asked, "Could I have some money, Daddy?"

Dad grinned benevolently and said, "Here's a ten, honey."

"Thanks, Daddy."

As we climbed back on our bikes Mom said, "Be back by 4:30, kids. Kyle, look after your sister."

"You got it, Mom," I called out as we rode away. We met our friends and rode out to the beach. We found an open spot near the south end of the swimming area and set out our towels and other things. We spent the rest of the morning swimming, playing Frisbee, playing hackie sack and hanging out together.

We picked up lunch at the snack bar. Cheese steak, chili fries and a large slushy filled me. Even Penny skipped her usual sensible diet for chili dogs. Andy, Lauren, Trish and Sean hung out together. Liz and Josh were inseparable, oblivious to anything beyond each other.

Dale suggested, "Guys, do want to get in a little volleyball?"

Penny asked, "What about us?"

"Yeah, we should invite the girls to play. Coed volleyball can be fun," I added.

The girls and the more imaginative guys (imagining almost a dozen pairs of breasts bouncing up and down) agreed. The rest of the guys went along with it. We divided into teams; nine on nine with two substitutes per team. To Liz's delight she and Josh ended up on my team. Penny was with me to. Sean and Lauren joined me too. Andy ended up with Trish on Rob's team.

Rob's team squeaked out a 23-21 win in the first game. My team managed to beat them 22-20 the second game. We took a break for a swim.

We were just forming up for the next volleyball game when Trish announced, "I'm not feeling well. I'm going to go back to my campsite and rest for awhile. I'll see you guys later." We wished her well.

We started the third game. My team took a fast 7-3 lead. I set Dale who smashed a nasty spike right at Andy. Andy ended up doing a split as he tried to dig the ball out. Andy stood back up to the guffaws from our group.

I asked, "Are you OK?" when Andy spat out, "God damn it!"

"Yeah, I'm OK, Kyle," Andy answered. He rubbed his back. Alicia served the ball back to Rob's team.

After every point Andy yanked and pulled at his shorts. After the third time I asked, "What the hell are you doing?"

"I think I tore the lining in my shorts," Andy said. "It's giving me a wedgie."

"Stop doing that, Andy," I directed. "It looks disgusting."

"I'm going back to camp to change. I have got to get this damn suit off!" Andy walked gingerly towards the bike racks near the snack shop and rode off. I loaned Rob's team Tyler Randolph to even the sides. We went back to playing again. Rob's team rallied from their 8-3 deficit, but we still beat them 21-18. We broke for more swimming before we went back to volleyball again.

We were on our sixth game when I saw Andy ride back over the hill and park his bike. Trish was right behind him. I watched as Andy gave Trish a kiss before he walked over and had a seat at a table outside the snack bar. Trish came straight back to the volley ball game.

When Trish came back her brother Wes Patton asked, "What's up, sis? Feeling better?"

"I took a couple Tylenol and took a nap. I feel much better now." Trish replaced Tyler on Rob's team. Trish looked flushed and much too alert to have just woken from a nap. I had my suspicions about Trish and Andy. I checked out Trish's boyfriend Sean. He had his back to the little scene I just witnessed. I didn't think he had any idea.

Andy waited about ten minutes before he rejoined our group. I knew what had been going on the second I saw his shorts. He was wearing the same pair of 'ripped' shorts he had on when he left. I just shook my head at my brother's brazenness.

Our teams were tied three games a piece. I pulled Andy aside just before the start of the seventh and deciding game. I demanded, "What the hell were you doing awhile ago?"

"Huh, what do you mean?"

"Uh ... The shorts you were going to change?" I asked, pointing at his pants.

"Uhh..." Andy stammered.

"I saw you and Trish."

"SHIT! Did anyone else see?" Andy asked. He looked around at the guys, looking for Sean.

"Relax. He didn't see anything. "What the hell were you thinking? You're supposed to be in a committed relationship with Crystal. Instead you're here screwing Trish right under her boyfriend's nose."

"You know. Trish is really hot and ... Well, Crystal and I haven't ... Hell, it's been a week since I got laid. I just needed..." Andy stuttered as he tried to explain. I waved off the remainder of his excuse.

"If Sean decides to beat your ass, you're on your own, LITTLE brother." I shook my head to dismiss him. My brother needed to grow up. A lot!

The final game was closely contested. My team ended up losing 24-22 when my spike sailed just over the back line of the court. I was disappointed to lose, but it had been a fun way to spend the afternoon.

As we walked back to our bikes, Rob asked, "Do you and your friends want to get together after dinner for a campfire like other years? Should be fun."

"Yes, why not," I answered.

"Bring your girlfriend, brother and sister to our campsite around 7:30. How's that sound?" Rob suggested.

"My sister?" I asked. "Um ... I don't know about Liz..."

Liz protested immediately. "Why not me? Stop treating me like a little kid!"

I shushed Liz and explained, "We'll talk about this later privately." Liz looked defiant, but kept her mouth shut anyway. The whole group rode back to the family camp area. Penny, Andy, Liz and I waved good bye as we peddled on past our friends' campsites.

Liz sprinted ahead of the rest of us when we were out of the sight of the Shepherdstown group's campsites and stopped in the roadway. She demanded, "Why do you treat me like a little kid? I'm going to be fourteen in two weeks."

I explained, "This campfire tonight, it isn't what you think. They'll probably have beer there. We'll be talking about things you don't need to know about..."

"Like sex," Liz said accusingly.

"Like that. You're too young to be hearing about..."

"You think I don't know about you helping Andy have sex with that cheerleader when he was younger than me. I like Josh and plan to spend time with him this evening."

Penny added, "What harm could there be? Josh is cute for thirteen year old."

I protested, "You don't understand what boys are like! All they think about is sex."

Liz laughed hard. "I live with you and Andy. Don't you think I know that? All I want is to spend some time with Josh; just talking and maybe a little ... kissing."

Penny said, "What harm could there be? It's not like there's going to be an orgy or a live sex show."

"No. Definitely not," I said. I couldn't forget the vision of Alicia and me fucking by the fire last year in front of part of the group. Nothing like that was going to happen this year!

"We'll make sure everything is safe for Liz," Penny offered.

Reluctantly I answered, "No drinking, Liz. If they offer you a beer, you don't accept it. Can you live with that?"

"Deal!" Liz declared, grinning from ear to ear.

The four of us rode back to our campsite. Mom grilled steaks on the barbeque. They were delicious. Supper was leisurely. I enjoyed the relaxing time together with my whole family. Will and Abby simply weren't around enough anymore.

At 7:20 we walked down the road to meet our friends. Harry and Dale carried a big cooler of "refreshments" down to the beach. The rest of our group followed them. We headed south along the beach until we came to an isolated stretch out of sight of other campers.

Harry, Tyler and I built up a nice campfire while the rest of the group gathered more wood to keep the fire burning for the evening. We sat around the fire in a big circle and talked. Most of us were too old for the silly games we used to play like spin the bottle or truth or dare. We just talked about school, college and sex. Andy ended up sitting with Lauren, who was flirting quite openly with Andy. Trish didn't really notice. She was all over her boyfriend Sean.

The beer came out. It was in those big 24 ounce cans like last year. I was determined to behave myself this time. No hangover for me. I took one as they came around. Penny did too. Andy grabbed a can. Liz passed. I was glad she was willing to listen.

Alicia talked about her favorite techniques for giving a guy a blow job. Mike blushed as Alicia described what she liked to do to him. Rob teased me about my threesome. I refused to give any details. Penny looked at me questioningly. I mouthed the word "Later." The girls talked about pussy licking. Penny praised my technique. I kept an eye on Liz and Josh. Both of them listened intently, wide eyed, as they absorbed the information about pleasuring your partner.

More beers were passed around the group. Penny and I hadn't finished our first can, so we passed them on. I shook my head no when Andy took one. He ignored me and gulped the brew down.

All the talk about sex had the expected effect. The guys and girls cuddled together. Serious kissing started among a few couples. There was even some discrete groping going on. I checked out Liz and Josh. They had their arms around each other and were whispering, totally absorbed in each other.

Penny sat on my lap facing me. We held each other and started kissing passionately. Penny rubbed herself on my erection when she felt it rise. I concentrated on my girlfriend, but still tried to pay a little attention to watching out for Andy and Liz.

Andy and Lauren were making out furiously. Finally their foreplay was too much. Andy grabbed two more beers and led Lauren away from the circle to find privacy. Harry and Giselle headed away from the group in the opposite direction a minute later. Dale and Brenda went right after them.

Couple by couple my friends headed away from the fire to enjoy each other with some privacy. Penny and I continued kissing and caressing. I slipped my hand up under her T-shirt and slipped her bikini top up off her breasts. After a few minutes of feeling her, Penny slipped a hand between us and into my shorts.

"Let's find somewhere to go, Kyle. I'm ready for this," Penny whispered. She emphasized her point by squeezing my erection.

"I should stay and look after Liz. She's in way over her head here."

Both of us glanced over at Liz and Josh. Josh had his hand up Liz's T-shirt and was caressing her left tit. Liz moaned, 'Oh yeah! That's it, Josh."

I whispered to Penny, "See. I don't think we better leave them alone."

Josh slipped his other hand down and tried to slide it into Liz's shorts. Liz deftly snared his hand before it could reach its target and deflected it. She pushed him away. His hand came out from under her shirt.

As she started to stand Liz declared, "You promised me, Josh. Only above the waist. We're through if you can't behave!"

Josh protested, "Stop. I'm sorry. I'll behave. Don't go, I want to kiss some more."

Liz asked, "You promise? Nothing below the waist tonight. I'm not ready for that."

"Yes! Please stay," Josh declared. "I promise won't go any further than you want."

Liz sat down with him again. They went back to deep kissing only. Penny whispered to me. "Your sister can handle herself. It's OK if we go find somewhere to be alone."

"Let's hang out a few more minutes, just to be sure," I countered.

Penny and I went back to making out. We checked on Liz and Josh occasionally. Josh was keeping his promise. They kissed for a couple minutes before his hand went under her shirt again. She enjoyed the experience as he felt her up.

Penny's hand went down my pants and grasped my erection. "It's time to go, Kyle," she announced. We walked down the beach together and ducked behind one of the dunes. We laid our towels on the sand and stripped. We lay down together on our sides and kissed, rekindling our lust back.

I flipped around so we were in the 69 position. Penny and I proceeded to give each other orgasms. After a few minutes of kissing, Penny sucked my erection back to full size. We made love doggie style until we each climaxed again.

Penny and I kissed and cuddled after our first coupling. Penny asked, "You said you'd tell me later about your threesome. When did this happen?"

"You sure you really want to know?"

"I think."

"It was almost two years ago after we broke up. There was this girl I had gone out with a couple times and..." I said as I started the story of my night sharing Jessie with Ed. Penny begged for details but all I would say was that it was me with a girl and another guy. I told Penny the girl didn't go to our high school. Technically this is true since Jessie had graduated a year ago.

Penny asked, "What was it like? Did the girl enjoy it?"

"She seemed to."

"Exactly how did this work with two guys? Did one of you kiss her and play with her tits while the other guy fucked her?"

"Ummm ... actually we fucked her at the same time. That was her fantasy."

"Two cocks in her pussy?" Penny asked, clearly a little confused.

"No. I was in her ass and E ... uh, the other guy was in her pussy."

Penny hesitated to let this image sink in. "How is there enough room for ... everyone?"

"The other guy was on the bottom, the girl was in the middle and I was on top. It was like a sandwich."

Penny sighed. "Wasn't it pretty weird having sex with another guy?

"I DIDN'T HAVE SEX WITH A GUY!" I insisted. "I had sex with a girl while another guy was there."

"Where did you find a guy comfortable being that close to you when both of you were naked?"

"Uhh..." I said. "I can't say."

Penny stared into my eyes. I blinked. Penny asked, "It was Ed wasn't it?"

I nodded yes. "You can't tell anyone, ever! Ed and I don't want this secret to ever get out to the world. Do you promise?"

"Of course. I won't say a word to anyone," Penny declared. We went back to kissing again. We kissed a couple minutes before Penny asked, "Did the girl like it when you put your cock in her ass?"

"She did. She liked it a lot."

"Could we try that tonight, Kyle? I've always wondered what it is like."

"Not tonight. We need some supplies and a lot more time than we have now to try anal sex the first time. Maybe we'll try it some other time if you really want to try it."

"What do we need?"

"Lube – lots of lube. We also need enough time alone to take it extremely slow. I wouldn't want to hurt you. If you're ready now, why don't you ride my cock?" I said. "You know, the conventional way. I know you enjoy it on top."

Penny and I proceeded to make love in the female superior position. She rode my seven incher for nearly twenty minutes and two orgasms before I blew with another load of sperm in her warm pussy.

We took a dip in the ocean before we dressed and went back to rejoin our group at the campfire. Most of the couples had returned from their lovemaking. The couples were sitting around the campfire cuddled together. Liz was sitting on Josh's lap, his arms wrapped around her chest. Penny and I found a spot in the circle and sat down together.

I noticed Andy and Lauren hadn't returned yet. I glanced at my watch. It was 10:20. We had 40 minutes before we had to be back at camp. The group hung out and talked for another fifteen minutes. I started to worry about Andy. Mom and Dad would have a fit if he came home late. I knew. Boy, did I know!

Liz, Penny and I were getting up to leave at 10:40 when Lauren and Andy finally appeared. Andy had his arm over Lauren's shoulder holding her. As they approached I realized that what was really going on. Lauren was holding Andy up and steadying him as he tried to stagger beside her.

Lauren explained, "I think your brother had a little too much to drink tonight."

I said, "I hope he wasn't too much of a bother." I took Andy from Lauren.

Andy looked at me, grinned and slobbered, "Kyle! HI! I got laid tonight! TWICE!"

"That's nice, Andy." I turned towards Lauren. "Sorry about all this, Lauren."

Lauren answered, "He was fun until he had the third beer. He knows what he is doing in bed. I'm glad I went with him."

"I'll tell him that in the morning when he knows what I'm saying," I explained. I had Andy's arm over my shoulder to support him. Penny helped me from the other side of Andy. Liz followed us as we headed back to camp. She didn't say anything. She just watched.

We stopped out of sight of our campsite. I stood Andy up. "Listen to me, Andy. If you want to live past this evening, you need to follow my directions. Mom and Dad will kill you if they find you drunk."

Andy protested, "I'm not drunk!" He wobbled and had to be steadied by Penny. "OK, I'm a little drunk." Andy listened as I explained my plan to him. He nodded his head and giggled ridiculously.

Penny, Liz and I went back to camp and sat down at the picnic table with Mom, Dad, Will and Abby. Mom asked, "Where's Andy?"

"Haven't you seen him yet?" I asked.

Penny added. "He left the beach fifteen minutes ahead of us. Isn't he back yet?"

Mom and Dad shook their heads no. We talked for awhile. Penny and I announced that we were going to bed. Dad glanced at his watch. "It's 11:05. When you see Andy, tell him to come see me. He's late."

I answered, "Will do, Dad. Good night."

Penny added, "Good night, Mr. and Mrs. Martin." She motioned for Liz to follow her. Liz gave Mom and Dad a good night kiss. They headed to the back of the campsite to their tent. I went across to Will's campsite to my tent.

As planned, Andy had snuck in quietly and pretended to be asleep. I whispered, "It's working. Keep pretending to sleep."

I went back to Mom and Dad. I announced, "Andy's asleep in our tent. I told you he came back early."

Dad said, "Oh yes? Let's see." He followed me back to the tent. Andy was quietly snoring. That was a convincing effect. Dad seemed relieved when he saw Andy. "I'm glad he's following our rules." Dad left.

I whispered to Andy, "That snoring was a nice. Dad bought it. You're in the clear." I didn't get a response. I nudged him and said, "Andy?" Nothing. My brother really was asleep. I covered him with his sheet and went to bed too.

I thought a little about Andy. How had he gotten so out of control? He's going steady with Crystal and yet he screwed Trish behind her boyfriend's back. Then he screwed Lauren tonight. He got drunk tonight when I warned him to watch out. He used to listen to me. What other trouble was he going to get into? I needed to have a long talk with my brother in the morning when we woke up.

Andy was still asleep when I woke up around 8 o'clock the next morning. Will and I told all the ladies we would make breakfast. We made French toast and sausage. Mom complimented us on our cooking. Penny, Liz and I planned to hang out with Mom, Dad, Will and Abby at the beach for the morning. Our friends invited us to join them after lunch that afternoon. Everyone wanted time in the morning to rest up after last night.

We were loading our things in the mini-van when Will came back from his tent. He said, "It sounds like Andy's awake. I heard him in his tent."

Mom said, "I'll stay behind and get him some breakfast."

"No. I'll stay. Andy and I can ride our bikes down to the beach when he's ready. Go along with everyone else, Mom," I suggested.

"Are you sure, Kyle?" Mom asked.

"Of course. How will you get to the beach if you stay with Andy? Ride my bike?" I teased.

"Thank you for looking after your brother." Mom said.

"We'll catch up to the family in half an hour or forty-five minutes," I suggested. I gave Penny a kiss before she rode to the beach with my family.

I headed back to my tent. Andy was lying on his bedroll, the sheet pulled barely above his waist. He opened his eyes when I climbed in the tent.

I asked, "How are you feeling?"

"Like shit. My head feels like it's going to explode."

I rooted through my pack for aspirin. I gave Andy two and told him to take them and have a big drink from his canteen.

"Thanks, Kyle. I should have listened to you last night," Andy said. "I'm never going to do that again!"

"Remember you said that, Andy. Go take a long hot shower. Drink some more water, It'll help your hangover."