”The man relaxed a bit, possibly weighing the alternatives. The girl came around from behind to stand alongside him. He put his free hand on her sho...ulder and she leaned into him, trusting his courage, his resolve to do the right thing.“What can you tell us about this place and your family?” he said, sounding more relaxed and expectant.Clark smiled and took the response as an opening for dialogue. “Can we come closer so that we don’t have to shout back and forth?”The man pondered the request for. "Good, because that's what I'm having. I suppose I can find you a salad and bread sticks," I admitted."That would be really nice of you," he suggested. "Could I have two if we are doing carry out?" he asked."No, we are going to eat in, and I am quite sure that you can have all the salad you want," I said smiling.The engine in the truck still ticked like a bad alarm clock reminding me I needed to get it into a shop before long. The truck did make it to the Pizza and Pasta Pit without any. The memory made Carolyn squirm.“Stand up, Carolyn.”The command was delivered calmly and cooly. Sophie had been looking forward to this for a long time. Sophie gazed into Carolyn’s blue eyes. “Sophie, please. Surely we can come to some compromise?” Carolyn pleaded. She looked at her daughter then back at Sophie.“Does Evelyn need to be here?”“Oh, yes. She has to watch her mother take the punishment. Wasn’t that part of the thrill for you? Standing there, watching me bent over, getting the cane. She hugged me, actually squeezed me: “you were quite the Wild One last night,” she said, “what got into you?” I shrugged, and returned her embrace. “I don’t know, maybe food shopping gets me horny,” I replied, not lying to her.“Speaking of shopping, Laura (her sister) and I want run over to the Mall after breakfast and do some clothes shopping with the girls. Is that okay with you?” she asked. “Sure, enjoy yourselves. There’s a good movie playing there too, maybe you all can catch the.