Okay. First, I think our little lifeboat has enough passengers for now.”“Agreed. Besides, you all are expensive to feed.”“I will chip in on th...at, David,” James offered. “Besides, I reap the benefits of it.”“In more ways than one,” Carol remarked.” Although we do need to do something for Candy for keeping us out of trouble. Candy, do you like my husband? Want to borrow him for a while?” Carol asked.Candy’s blush caught everyone by surprise.“My goodness,” Helen said. “Carol, you need some tact. ?Good.? He says and hangs up. I could not have gone back to sleep if I wanted to. The tonein Master?s voice had been very harsh. He did not sound happy at all. Iwondered if I had angered him somehow. But he had been away for two weeksTaking care of the closing on our place in Tennessee. We had only moved toTexas six weeks ago. ?????????? What couldI have done? Had he found out I had not taken proper care of his property bynot going to the hospital voluntarily when I needed to? My mind raced as. We're paying them too." Not as much. You gonna trade the preacher?" he asked."Maybe," I said, willing myself to be calm."And McGinty?"I nodded. "Could be." That stupid-assed woman, she make you do this?" he asked, looking worried."Mrs. Jepperson?" I said. "Nope, she had nothing to do with it. We're just losing too many games. Shit, you haven't had a loud foul in your last fifteen at-bats, haven't had a RBI in a week. They're paying me to win. Day off might do you some good. Relax."He snorted. He showed her how to hold him, where to place her hands, and told her to relax, and move with him. They danced through that song, and the next one, until their main course arrived."Did you enjoy that?" Ken asked her. "You did pretty well, considering you've never danced that way before." I did like that," Christy replied. "It felt ... kinda lovely, having you hold me like that, and move me around the floor. Can we do more?"After they had finished their main course, and the plates had been.