” As Mom was starting to get up, I tiptoed and went out of the house. I roamed aimlessly and when I returned in the evening there was no trace of ho...rniness or seduction in Mom’s eyes. She had genuine concern, love for her son. She hugged me and was almost in tears when I was going for the picnic next day. She bombarded me advises of sleep, food, not to get bitten by mosquitoes and to carry repellant creams……………………………“Mr. Angry young man, time to get down. We reached destination” Vijay told me. She never crossed the lines of professionalism while in the office, so this was unusual. Another sign that I was radiating more nervous energy than I had thought. I wondered if Andrew picked up on that during our conversation. One more thing to worry about.The "Charity" or the "Council" as we alternately called our non-profit organization, was a study in contrasts. Nothing was as it appeared. While it did indeed do what it was intended to, and spent the money exactly as it was supposed to, it. "We've got your whole show on video. Charlie and I will have hours of fun watching it with a few close friends." He laughed. "Your strip show would make for good court room drama and the papers would love it. Maybe even FOX News."She slumped onto the top of the table covering her breasts with her hands. "But you were in there too. You weren't innocent. You were into it." Oh, we'll edit that out. Don't worry child. When the court sees it they will see you strip and offer yourself to me and then. Laughing-Eyes, too, had noticed the change in attitude by the Cheyenne and was at a loss as to how to counter it. She sympathized with Cletus' unhappiness and had come to love him so much that it hurt her just as much as it did him. They discussed what they could do to regain Cletus' status among the Cheyenne, and finally decided that there was nothing that could be done. Laughing-Eyes suggested it first, but Cletus knew that she was right—they had to leave the village, maybe the whole Cheyenne.