<div class="floatright">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/c0/Jenson4.jpg)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Doug waited for a blue Chrysler to drive past him before crossing the road towards the park. It had been a relatively relaxing day so far. After giving everyone the afternoon off, the construction worker had taken Fred over to his parents' place. It had been good to sit down with the old man for an hour, even if he had tried to engage Doug in business talk. Not that Doug minded, the old man had been in the construction game for all his life and it was in his blood to boot. The younger man didn't even want to try and imagine what it was like to be unable to do the work he loved because his body had given out on him. No wonder the old man spent so much time stir crazy.<br/><br/>Chuckling at the choice words his mother had had for his father, Doug reached the far side of the road and turned towards the entrance to the park. After leaving his parents, the builder had gone home and taken the time to properly scrub up for the occasion. He was one of the those people that usually enjoyed the Love in the Park event. It was always nice to the see the town pulling together, even if some of the street and shop decorations were perhaps a little too gaudy for his tastes. This year's event promised to be a little more interesting than usual, if for no other reason than considering he was between relationships and out of having a date for the affair, Doug had entered himself into the Bachelor Charity Auction. It really was the Russian Roulette of dating, but hey, it was for a good cause and it wasn't like it had to lead to anything.<br/><br/>He smiled and returned the friendly wave from Bob and Janet Smithson before turning into the park's entrance. Doug headed inside and began to make his way around the interior of the park, stopping to greet the townspeople he knew. Which, considering that he had lived all his life in Elliquiy, was no small number. Not to mention those Elliquiyans who knew him through his parents, siblings or work. It was something Doug liked about the small town life, the way everybody knew everybody else - it was comfortable even if the weather wasn't. Smiling, the bachelor continued on his way.</div>