Deb taunted Chris about every good New York play, and ridicule for every Washington mistake. Chris' only response was, "you know, you really sound mor... like an Eagle's fan." She answered by sticking out her tongue. The half ended in a 6 - 6 tie.Chris paused the TV, "Do you want something for dinner?" Good idea, you won't be able to sit comfortably to eat if we wait until after."Chris chuckled, "What do you want?" "To eat," he added just as Debbie was going to make a smart comment."What ever. Two boys were seatedon the floor near the rear. The floor was covered withblankets and sleeping bags.The truck started up, and I sat down on one of the bagsto keep from falling.The boy who had been driving came through the curtain,and I concluded the fat boy must obviously be at thewheel. The boy sat down next to me.“Peace!” he said, chewing on what must have been gum.He had moved a little too close to me, and I grewapprehensive. “Whatever you say,” I told him,. "Lee looked at the old man and thought, 'I really hate these self righteous non-smoker types.' Then he said, "How do you know that I smoked the pipe or that I quit? Oh, right. You're a wizard. I forgot. Right. Well don't worry about it old man. I've quit for good and I can handle it. I was just going to look at some of the fancy hand carved Meerschaum pipes that they import from Turkey. I don't smoke anymore but I still collect them. Besides, it's really none of your business what I do or where. “Finally, a good idea out of you.”“Hey, I have lots of good ideas!”“Name one that doesn’t involve sex.”“Wait a minute, that’s not fair.”Alaina giggled and glanced over at him out of the corner of her eye, her grin growing wider when she saw his. “You’re cute.”“Thanks, I’ve been working out. Vin’s got me on this new—”“Less cute now,” Alaina said, trying and failing to stifle more giggles.They walked for a little longer in silence, coming to a stop outside her classroom.“Is she doing alright?”.