" Good." I was happy for Robbie. I could go to the games and cheer her on."He had a message for you." Tami grinned. "He said learning to control your ...temper is as important as learning to hit a curveball." I didn't lose my... well, not much."Tami kept grinning."Robbie had a long talk with Mr. Hallowell after practice, then her dad drove us home." What about?"Tami shrugged.We were in front of my house again. "I'd better go in, or I won't get out again till I graduate." I started to toss off a. They just need to put something to you to think about, she said. Oh, and Sian's out this evening. Robert's taking her out to see a film. Don't know which one." Sian ... and Robert?" I know. But I trust him, don't you?"I thought about that. "Yes, I think I do. It's just..."She nodded. "She's come a long way since we found her. So has Robert." Okay, then."Pizza. Not what I had in mind for the evening, but, okay. Robert came and collected Sian; I resisted a temptation to warn him about how to. " Her face showed her consternation. "Really, I'm okay!"Jack gripped Doris's arms firmly by her side and nodded to Graham. "Help Doris with her coat," he said. "The buttons are a bit tricky."Starting at the top, Graham started to unbutton the coat. With a smile, he murmured, "The witch is being disrobed." Doris stood still, biting her lip and looking embarrassed, as every button was undone. Graham took hold of the lapels and flung each side of the coat over Doris's shoulders. The coat swung. 'How you doing, mate?' he asked, looking me in the eye. He put his hands on either side of me on the bar surface, pinning me to the spot.She regarded us calmly and said, 'Good in here, isn't it Ben? Like, it's a nice free and easy type of place.'His face was two inches from mine. He said, 'You come here because Toby drags you along, don't you? Ever thought it was time to let him know he shouldn't take you for granted?''He's right, isn't he?' she said, putting a hand on my shoulder.As she spoke,.