Somebody you trust. We'll go to the Governor's office for comment on Monday afternoon, as late as possible. Then we print it Tuesday morning. In the m...antime, you, me, Hando, and the fact-checker. That's it. I'll give Gus a heads-up about it to keep him in the loop. We'll have to show him the article on Monday. He is the chief, after all. But nobody else learns about this. Okay?"We gave him our solemn assurances, and he gave us a few suggestions for word changes that might help make our points.. "He gives a mumble and tries to swat my hand."Come on love, we have a guest," I say tenderly into his ear.He breathing changes as he comes awake. "Did you call me love?" he opens his eyes by degrees."Yes. Love," I repeat."Very good," he pats my arm as he yawns and stretches."And who are you young lady?" He looks over to Alys, who is watching us like we are a sweet candy she has been denied."Nimrod, may I present Alys," I make the introductions formal sounding."How do you do Alys?" He stands and. She waved as she went in.I knew I'd have a near terminal case of blue balls when I got home. All I could think of was how lucky I had gotten. Second date and I already got to second base. What about the fourth date?The next week at school we sort of became girlfriend and boyfriend without quite saying it. We started having lunch together. We made sure we rode the same bus in the morning and the afternoon. I rode up the hill with her and walked her home. We'd sit outside her house and talk and. He’s enjoying her nervous antics, the way she presses her legs together so tightly, her slightly arched posture–seemingly attentive but unable to look him in the eye, obviously distracted. When he is through, he reassures her somewhat derisively. “Don’t be troubled, Miss Jones. This isn’t the final.” Then he turns out the classroom lights and puts a video on the monitor, excusing himself for a few minutes while he gets last week’s quizzes from his office. She stays in her seat as long as she.