She quit when she started putting on weight."Jennifer was an inch or two shorter than me, and probably outweighed me by a good twenty pounds. It must ...e like that line in the old James Garner western, 'Puberty hit her hard.'"So Diana sings?" Better than me. Almost as good as Paula."I smiled. Things were looking up. "Do you happen to know where she is now?" It was lunch period, though I hadn't gotten near the cafeteria yet. Probably lucky, considering they were serving their version of meatloaf. If that ever happens, then I will be lost and Maeve wins.”He smiled and touched her hand. “I am more than that. You and I, we can be more. I have to believe that, Beauty. Even in this horrid place, surrounded by such ugliness and evil, there has to be something more. Something ... beautiful.”Slowly, he leaned in close, closer. Logan kissed her, no more than a feather-soft brush of lips. A gentle exploration and invitation. “That’s called a kiss.” He smiled and squeezed her hand. “What do you. "Boss," Joey urged, "Let me do it. Let me take him out somewhere and get rid of him."Dino looked at Joey. "Another homicide added to your list of felonies?"Mannie reached forward and slugged him in the gut. Dino grunted and went forward, then righted himself again. Joey winced inwardly."Patience Joey, patience," Gambini smiled. "First, may I say that you have done some outstanding work for me. I will reward you." "Good, give me the cop. I'll play with him some then waste him. I'll do a good. I’ll be honest…it wasn’t anything to write home about. Blame the alcohol. The sex was awkward and unsatisfying.We laid in bed afterward, trying to get to sleep. However, the weather was loud and the temperature in the house was steadily increasing with no air conditioning.At some point, we returned to making out again. He became hard again, but he had another idea this time. “Ever play with candles?”I shook my head, no. I was curious about what he was thinking, but also a little nervous. I.