"Kennedy nodded. "My theory, pretty much. Although I don't think our father would approve." I thought he was 'Pete?'" Not since he grounded me." I hea...rd about that. The staff was all aghast. A battle of the titans! I'm surprised no one realized that no one ever wins that kind of battle." Maybe ... But if you surrender, you lose by default."Victoria blinked. "I never thought of it quite like that."She looked around. "It's April; I'm here until Memorial Day. Any bad guys on the horizon?" Not that. On the mountain and now with Gallie, he was authoritative; in charge. He was the only one to stand up to Stan. He made his decision on where to go and had publicly rebuked his boss. "Perhaps he will control me a bit too," she thought as they again snuggled down and gently played with each other before falling to sleep.Next day most of the group were released from hospital but it would be some days at least before they were fully fit. Only Janet and Stan were kept in. Janet couldn't walk and. I seem to think that you are," I commented."I am anything you want me to be Lucy, but if nothing else, I am your friend," the man said."From the fact sheet I know how old I am, but how old are you?" I asked."I'm twenty-seven and unmarried. Before you ask again I am not gay, I have been tied up for a while." he said."Then you should go out and find yourself a nice girl and get married. It says in the bio that I have a daughter named Cindy who is twenty-one and in college maybe she would do." I. I didn’t get much time to wallow. Mike wouldn’t allow it.“Why don’t I get ice cream?”“Derby pie. You don’t eat derby pie with ice cream,” I answered.“Says who?” Mike complained. “I want my ice cream.”“Go up there and get it,” I said in irritation. “And you’re welcome for the pie, asshole.”Both girls and Mikey started laughing at me, knowing I was far from serious.“Now who sounds like an old married couple?” Shelby teased, taking a bite of her apple pie.Mandy laughed hard in delight of the joke,.