So, off he goes.The squirrel soon catches up with the panther, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the panther.The young panther is f...urious at being made a fool of and says, “Here, squirrel, hop on my back and see what’s going to happen to that conniving canine!”Now, the old German Shepherd sees the panther coming with the squirrel on his back and thinks, “What am I going to do now?” But instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn’t. Like I said, this girl was born to be a ballerina. She sat back against me and her head was on my chest. Her waist length (which wasnt as long as for most women) was tied in a pony tail behind her head. A few strands remained around each side on her oval face. I watched her eyelashes as she blinked. Her lashes were so long, her eyelids only partially folded up. I wondered if she had some kind of anglo blood in her lineage. My hand was already on the armrest and my thumb ended up on her thigh.. Oh, I won't need you tonight afteryou've cleared the dishes and straightened up, so you can go to yourroom early, or maybe go to a movie, or do whatever you like. Justdon't stay out late if you go out -- I'll be bringing Craig home, andhe needs to be up at six to make a plane first thing tomorrow, so hisbreakfast will need to be ready strictly at six-thirty. Just for him -- I'll be sleeping in."*********************"Honey, if Tim wants to take you to a downstate resort this weekend, Idon't. . Mark looked at the sun and cracked his first smile in over an hour. He was about to call it high noon, but the sun was only three or four degrees above the southern horizon. He decided the correct term would be lownoon.Taking the bikes had been a mini-disaster. The surface features south of Green Mall’s home complex were very different than Red Mall’s. Fewer straight corridors, many more mandatory stairwells where they were forced to change levels, and somewhat interesting, large areas where.