" Will that be after you take care of that loaded weapon?" she giggled, still smiling at him."Mother, please!" He moaned. "You aren't making this any ...easier. Why can't I just sleep?" Because your father is on a yard-cleaning rampage and you've already slept half the morning away," she answered with a pitying voice. "You'd better get going before he comes up here to wake you up."That was all it took. He sat up quickly and stood up to go to the bathroom in the hall. His mother blocked his. So, the two soldiers moveout ahead, and just as they reach an exposed position they comeunder fire. It's an ambush! The 'younger brother' panics andruns, leaving his companion to be killed. His screams bring upthe rest of the unit, and as we fade to black they're involvedin a vicious fire-fight." ... "What's that, oh, I'd like to beas realistic as possible with the violence, but I understandthat's a secondary matter." "I'm glad you agree. Anyway, weroll the opening credits over a star-field,. And despite all her bravado and outward defiance, he knew that Katherine had a tender and easily bruised heart. Cynara, who was a spitfire core to core, Finley wasn’t worried about. If some jealous young women her whispering rumors behind her back, or if she was snubbed from some tea party, Cynara would whole-heartedly laugh it off, if she even noticed or cared. But Katherine, Katherine, he could see her feelings getting hurt. She might admire Cynara and want to be like her, but Finley worried. I like kids though and I made friends with the ones who would let me.By the time we closed at 4:00 in the afternoon, I was beat and ready to head home to kick back with my sister. I did a little rough figuring in my head, and from Thursday morning until mid afternoon Sunday, I had made five hundred-seventy-two dollars and fifty cents, wages and tips. Plus, I had another two-fifty in cash tips stuffed in my pocket.As I drove to the apartment, I couldn’t help but think back to less three weeks.