"Elyse looked at Rick. He said, "You are free to come with me, providedthat you stay out of trouble."Elyse hugged him before she realized what she was...doing. Then sheapologized, "Oh, I'm sorry." That's okay, Miss Doe." Rick still kept himself professional towardElyse. Elyse felt disappointed by Rick's cool behavior. He led heroutside and they got into his car.A short drive later the car stopped before a familiar house. Elyselooked at Rick with a question mark in her eyes, "Why are we here. He took her back to the truck without any explanation.Then they drove back to the dealership, where the same salesman approached them, a knowing smirk on his face."Decided to do the smart thing?" he suggested.Bob opened the envelope and took out a wad of cash that made Raleigh's eyes pop."I've got $14,500.00 in my hand. That's what I'm offering for the car. If you don't want to make the sale, we'll take our cash elsewhere." But we agreed on fifteen-five!" complained the salesman."That was. You both look like you had a lot of fun, she said with a half-smile. As we got close to the school, Kristina and I put the rest of our clothes on. We arrived just on time, right when we stepped back into the courtyard, the concert was over and we called Kristinas mom to pick us up. We all piled in her minivan along with a couple others that needed a ride home. Since Kristina and I were the last ones in, there was only one seat left in the back, next to Linda. I got in first, and then Kristina. "The young ladies surrounding him include his sister and his cousins, and two young ladies who are here visiting with their mother from Tapato. Now, are there any questions?" Michael, what makes you think you're qualified to run a company as big as Wagner industries?" was the first one."Owning a big part of it, I guess," I said trying to sound as youthful as I could.There was a rumble of laughter that ran through the press corp."Actually, the leadership that's in place will continue to run.