Doc: "Don't get touchy, bast, I mean Heath. We don't get much gossip here about unless it comes from The Big Valley. Your family is always up to somet...ing; sticking their noses into everybody else's business, running the whole valley, which you own, like from Northern California right to the tip of Southern California, East to the border of the Cartwright spread, and let me tell you Ben has quite a spread, but, nothing compares to the spread that Miss Victoria Barkley presents, huh, k**? You. ”“Fair enough,” Tyler nodded. “I hope you didn’t lose your appetites because I think Mrs. Atwood has our dinner ready. Shall we?”They relocated to the dining room where indeed the table was set for dinner. They discussed the impending changes a little more, but soon the conversation drifted to Lucy and what they saw while in the LA area. Ashley related the greetings from the store manager and former Westbrook employee and Danny passed Ricky Ryder’s regards to Irina, adding with a grin that. She didn't speak on the way, except to give directions, and by the time we got seated, my curiosity was killing me.I guess neither of us was very hungry. She ordered the minestrone, saying it was the best in the city, but that it was a meal by itself, and I followed her lead.The soup was, indeed, delicious, but after the first spoonful, I didn't taste much of it."You're recently divorced," she began "aren't you Luke?" Yeah, two months." I could have added 'five days, one hour, and twenty-seven. I pace incessantlyAn hour or two later I hear the door unlocking. Finally, she's back. Ifeel so angry at her like I could strangle her, and yet I'm so gratefulshe's back, I want to run and greet her like a loyal puppy dog.She doesn't check my panties. She knows I wouldn't dare be disobedient. She pulls a razor out of her shopping bag. She's going to let me shave! I don't have to expose myself as a momma's sissy boy on the plane."Be an angel and shave your legs," mommy says in that.