The game lasted for about an hour, the other team got their last pie piece before us, but we beat them to the center of the board."Play again?" one of...the girls asked."Naw, I think I have to look for my ride home." You live around here?" someone asked."Yeah." I'll give you a ride home." Okay. Thanks." But I still wanted to find Sherry.Just as I thought, Sherry was groping that guy to Layla on the dance floor.I waited for the song to end and caught Sherry. "You going home with him?" I. “Ohhh…” She lost her words just then, as he took her left hand firmly in his right, removing the ring from the box and slipping it onto her left ring finger. She had not said yes, but they both knew that she had no objections, just as they both knew that any objection she voiced would be evenly ignored.He pulled her to her feet now, but oddly, she caught the ribbon instead of his left hand as he had expected her to do. She began to tug frantically at his trousers, and he obligingly. She swirled past her mother at the front door, listened to the regular warning about strange men, being home on time and telephoning if in trouble, and then skipped down to the bus stop.Jim bought their tickets (after mild protest from Lauren) and they entered the second part of the cinema where an action film was showing that promised to have all the basic ingredients they needed, such as a little intrigue and suspense. In addition Lauren wanted something with romance in it and a happy ending,. “I’m not sure we should decide today,” Elyse said.“Will something change by Monday?” I asked. “Everyone’s impressions are fresh from yesterday and today.”“No, I suppose not. OK. Sure.”“I’ll have Kimmy draw up the hiring documents. I’ll make a verbal offer now. As we agreed, no negotiation on salary. And I made that clear to Steve Markman. Our salary schedules are what we offer.”“Agreed,” Elyse said.I thanked them and went back to my office. Penny’s bag was gone, and a quick glance showed that.