Not that far to the mountains and lots of hiking trails. We got to one that we have been on before and set out. When we go hiking usually we take tu...ns leading the way, and this day was the same. We hiked for a couple of hours and saw no one on the trail. There was a large field off to the side of the trail with knee high grass and some old trees that had fallen s**ttered throughout the area. We saw a nice spot with a tree we could sit on and room to relax. We ate and relaxed, it was such. She wondered if her father’s encouragement was a way to get her out of the small community of Cedar Grove where she might get involved with a boy or a man and end up getting pregnant as her mother had, to get married and be tied to that small town for the rest of her life. He had tried so hard to get her to go to Chicago. But as the wheels of the EL train screeched ahead of stopping at her station her stomach churned at the thought of seeing her father who probably already had seen the rooms. She definitely felt much sexier in a pair of high heels.Today Sue stood with her husband, Pastor Tom, just inside the entry to their small Church. The parishioners filed past them, shaking Pastor Tom's hand and making pleasantries with Sue at his side. She smiled at the well dressed women, and nodded nicely to the bored looking men.Most of the youngsters were safely tucked in the Bible School next door to the Church. When queried about their absence, Tom would reply,"Bless the little darlings!. ‘Not very fancy, but it’s warm,’ I said in my best attempt at an old cowboy accent. The stress of the situation combined with the perplexed look on Sophia’s face made me start laughing. After a few seconds, she joined in. She had a very warm laugh that made me want to hear more of it. ‘You have a beautiful laugh Sophia, you should use it more.’ She turned her chair and then her head so her face was hidden. ‘Thanks,’ she murmured uncertainly. ‘Let’s pretend we’re not trapped in the science.