Fr. Luke had met Joe when he first got to Cityville; a few weeks ago when Luke was in the cafe by himself, he had a small conversation with Joe.<br/><br/>*******************FEW WEEKS AGO *******************************<br/><br/>"Hey Fr. Luke.  You sure are lucky, ain't you?"  Fr. Luke said, "What do you mean?"<br/><br/>"Oh, you don't need to play innocent with me; I've seen you with Hope and how you guys like spending time with each other."  But Father insisted it was just a friendship.  "Look Father; that is one thing I don't like about the church.  Priests can't marry or be close friends to women.  That sucks.  You've got a beautiful girl, Father.  If I were you, I'd be thinking twice about the priesthood."<br/><br/>"You should come to church on Sunday, Joe!  Then you could spend some time with Hope."<br/><br/>But Joe came right to the point:  "Sorry, Father.  Can't come to your church this Sunday.  I don't swing that way, if you know what I mean.  And I don't want to upset you and your congregation, I know you are real traditional.  Look, I'm just saying ... "  He turned around and then leaned in:  "There will always be privacy here; in case you need to explore your friendship with Hope."  Joe looked as if he was about to leave, but then he leaned in further.  "Oh, and Father - please pay your credit when you leave today; I can't give unlimited credit to all my customers."  Joe winked at Father as he walked away.<br/><br/>*************back to the present ******************<br/><br/>"Hey guys" Joe said.  "I feel like something is special today; why don't I give you guys the regular private room in the back we only give VIPs like yourself, okay?"  As they walked, Joe leaned into Hope's ears:  "Remember what we talked about a couple of weeks ago, just be yourself?  Oh, and you guys are good now ... Father paid his tab the last time he was here."<br/><br/>They reached a charming little room; while its back did overlook the city street below, it was still quite scenic; a gentle breeze entered the room and refreshed the entire area.  Then Joe said "Hey, Father.  Remember the rules of this room?"  Fr. Luke knew full well the "rules" as it was called; he had to take his collar off so everyone was equal.<br/><br/>Luke turned to Hope.  "Let's just enjoy the afternoon.  Do you still want to play our game of truth or dare?"  Luke enjoyed these times with Hope.