" I'm not", Ann said with a rueful grin. "He's pretty protective of people he cares about, and we'll make sure we're with him. I've got a feeling that..., if we're in danger, he'll make Smokey's Hellhound look like a puppy." We'll be there to keep him straight", promised Cheryl. And we need to remember that he needs protecting, too. That's our job."When the twins showed up for lunch on Sunday, the table was already set. There were two candles in the middle of it, and not just for decoration. We. She must have felt it too. ?You can see, but no touching,? she said. After an interminable minute, I said: ?No more, go before I lose my resolve.? She donned the kimono and went upstairs. I returned to the van. There was something else there. Being on the news beat at the TV station put me in contact with some of the, less savory elements of our society. Some of them owed me a favor or two. She knelt, naked, on the back of the van, her hands bound behind her back and. She showered and got into a yellow chiffon dress, and gotready to meet the man with the Packard.Each following night was better, theater, dancing and even a yacht. Shecouldn't believe how much money the men spent to impress her.She just laid in bed, that Monday morning thinking how instead of seeingthe Mud Hens lose another game, her's was now a life of eating steak infancy restaurants and dancing. She had several offers for her future,dance instructor, model, purchaser for a large department. “I only have one room booked. I’m going to have to tell them that we’re a couple. Are you okay with that?”“It’s all right. Don’t worry about it. I do know how hotels work,” she replied. “I haven’t been trying to be anonymous my whole life. Show them your passport.”Summer fussed with the bags as I presented my passport and sapphire credit card at the same time, which seemed to create bigger smiles all round, and do away with any questions while the receptionist booked us in.“What’s the round.