"Look man, you can stay if you want, just don’t fuck with me. I’m warning you." He said the words calmly, but his inflection carried a hint of men...ce. There should be no doubt about who was in authority here. The two men stared at each other for several moments before John got out of his chair and took a step toward Leon. Sensing a showdown, Leon sprang from his chair, took several long strides and was quickly in John's face."I told you man, don't mess with me. I will fuck you up bad if needs. . a hope."I could hear it in her voice ... frustration, resignation, her hope and love tonight spoiled once again. I just couldn't be that girl anymore.I reached out and caught Carrie by the arm. "Forget I said anything. I said I wanted you tonight, and I still do ... and if a big purple dildo is included, I'll just have to accept that."Carrie looked at me a minute, maybe trying to see if I was serious, and then let her panties drop again. "You won't regret this." With the toy in hand, she. A few minutes later, Kathy, and then Larry, came to sit with us. The biggest surprise was when my dad showed up and came to sit with us.As with my graduation the previous year, the ceremony was about as boring as could be. Once again, the Superintendent, Mr. Boyd Smith, gave a speech, as did the President of the school board and the Principal. Then we sat through the usual vapid speeches from the valedictorian and salutatorian. Eventually, they reached the part where names were called. When. A diner would never provide the kind of service one might find in a five star restaurant.After reading over the article, Dexter posted it on the web, hoping that it might get some attention. He had gotten quite a few emails about how he blamed only the servers for bad service. It was only after talking to the full waitstaff of a restaurant that Dexter truly appreciated some of the issues servers faced.Dexter turned to Amber and said, “That’s done.”“Your afternoon is free of appointments,” Amber.