"Would you like me to show you?" "I would, young man." He makes his dog do a lot of tricks, fetching, begging, and giving his paw. All this time you ...ry to hide behind me and be as unnoticeable as possible. "My puppy can do tricks as well," I tell him, throwing him off balance. "Ye… ye… yes," he barely chokes out. I feel you tremble and press closer to my legs. "Come here my little puppy," I tell you and you shuffle forward. "Beg!" I order, and you beg like the good doggy you are. . Her tears were copious! She wanted time, now... time to hide herself... to let the soul-wounds heal."No! You'd n-never u-understand... !" she wailed; then, pleadingly, "let me go!" Did you see Jim and Gayle out there?" he queried.She slumped back against him, holding her breath for a long moment."Yes!" she spat with fury.Her answer was his clue. His mind clicked, putting things together."Were they... making love... ?" he asked, gently.She didn't answer. Buzz waited a beat."Well... were. The ground floor was brick and plaster with the floor located a couple of feet above the existing ground. There was a broad porch across the front. The upper floor was wood and the house had a tile roof. There was an obvious extension to the house at right angles to it that was two story also but of all wood construction with a tin roof.The downstairs of the main house had a large gathering room and a dining room with the kitchen and laundry room in the extension and it came complete with a. “Think fast,” I said to myself, “what should I do.” Jeff was going to be coming in the door any moment and I needed time to think. I decided that I needed to make some noise to give Julie a chance to cover her tracks. I went back into the kitchen and pretended to look for some glassware, banging dishes to make plenty of noise. “Julie!” I announced, louder than I would usually do, “We’re home early!” I continued to make some noise in the kitchen as Jeff came in the door. I heard Julie’s.