"I wasn't cut out to be in-your-face-defiant. I'm not like you." Thank god for that," Walt laughed. "I don't think I could stand wakingto see my grizz...ed old mug on the pillow beside me every morning. Listen,Marcia, you don't have to be like me. You have me for that."Marcia shook her head. "All I've ever wanted was to fade into thebackground. I just want to be a normal anonymous woman, like I was meantto be in the first place."Walt nodded. "As a wise old sage named Jaegger once said..." I know.. The throw was way late, a few feet wide of the catcher, and several feet short. Boo's rang from the crowd, and few plays later the Tigers were at bat. Kevin stepped to the plate determined to bring in the 2 runners on 2nd and third base. Strike one the ump yelled, strike 2 the ump yelled, and finally strike 3 rang across the field. Kevin's team members gave him a hard time and accused him of loosing the game for them, even though he had been responsible only for allowing the last run. He caught. Let us explain." Jess sat on her bed with tears in her eyes. Mum sat beside her and I stood by Mum's side "Explain? It's pretty clear what you were doing!" "Okay yes, we aren't going to try and defend what was going on. I understand you are upset, but you can't tell your father." "Why not? He has a right to know what you two sick fuckers were doing." "Please don't say that. We didn't mean for any if this to happen, but it has, and we are now in love. Wow, that was the first time Mum had said. " And she wandered off.She did not appear to actually have a fish, but that was probably the least puzzling thing about Miranda's recent experience. Looking around, she saw that the square had emptied rapidly and was now almost deserted. As she headed for home, hurrying now, she couldn't resist a furtive glance at the young man, still fixed to the wooden X. He looked slumped and defeated, though his muscles still gleamed in the sunlight. His ... thing ... deflated now, hung down, and still.