The roar of the crowd pulsed through me. I was suddenly shaken into action by the pull of my team - breathless screams and and pushes. I ran forward i...to the curling crowd of footballers and let them sweep me along in shoves, screaming a high pitch that the guys weren't reaching. "Just you fucking wait until tonight!" Taylor roared.______________________ I arrived at 10, maybe a half-hour after everyone else, my mother having abandoned me to meet friends for a night out in Sterling. Taylor's. My hours were 10am -12 noon and 1pm - 4pm.. He said I would need to be available week ends also, if I was smart.. I already didn't like the guy, and that remark earned him a higher spot on my shit list. I agreed to begin the following morning. As we were leaving, Scott remarked at the local ladies that were there. " You got it made--just look at all this nice ass running round here." "I'm not up here for ass Scott, but I'll keep my options open." We stopped in at Sandra's place and. He'd spent the night before in my bed at my invitation, and my mother was hiding a smile.I handed him an envelope with a card in it, tied with a pink bow. He smiled and opened it, then looked at me with confusion written on his face."What's the card say?" I asked."'yes' " he said."What question did you ask me a while back?"His face went from puzzlement to hope, and he gave me a half-smile. "You mean it?" he asked quietly."Ubetcha!" I grinned, using the current North Dakota slang for an. " Sorry Boss." Angie, would you like me to run you by your apartment first? You know, 8312 Burlingame Lane, #351?" How do you know where I live?" Silly bitch, same way I know where you work, what bus you ride, what bars you hit on Friday night ... you're bein' watched. I don't trust you and I'm damn sure not going to get caught nappin' where your venomous little ass is concerned." Like you were with the two that damn near killed Harry?"An ominous silence filled the cab of the truck, floating in.