‘You’d better take me back now.’ We piled into the car and drove long silent miles back to the fairgrounds where the circus was being held. The ...guard let us in and we drove directly back to the tent. Lance and I helped her into the wheelchair and we pushed her to the open flap where Brutus stood, glowering at us. ‘Brought her back, safe and sound.’ He grunted and knelt beside the chair, looking into her face. Lacey patted his cheek with a sad smile. ‘I’m fine, Brutus.’ He arose and stepped. "But, something will turn up, sooner or later. Mike and I are going to get started on the sled."Jackie shook her head. "I know you two were all aglow with the idea last night, but I'd sort of hoped you'd sobered up by this morning."Mark and Mike went through a pair of double doors that separated Jackie's sign shop from Mark's general shop. His shop was well fitted out, neat and clean. "Nice shop," Mike commented."I have to make supports and stuff for Jackie's signs, sometimes" Mark said, "So it. " Wow!" Yeah, that's what I thought when I was told I was getting it."She read the paper with it that said it was presented to Sergeant David Burton of the Rifles regiment by H.M. Queen Elizabeth 11."So you met the Queen?" Yes." What's she like?"Tiny." I told her, "Small but lovely, she thanked me on behalf of the British people."We ate dinner then and spent the rest of the day just lazing and watching crap television, it was about ten o'clock when she suddenly announced that it had stopped. You were very tense." I can't hide anything from you can I?" she said. "I don't know why I was on edge. I wanted it to go right; I wanted it to be good for you." You know that being with you is all that matters. I don't need anything else, everything else is a bonus. I've already learned you cook divinely and you paint and draw. We're getting to know each other, which is why you invited me."They left the table, embraced and kissed, and pressed themselves against each other. Then leant back and.