He smiled. I gently touched his arm, and smiled. No way was I going to let a tramp like Raylene put down a fine-looking man like Marcus. That just wou...dn’t be me. We watched the football game. Brockton creamed Braintree in record time. The score was twenty to fourteen when the game ended. The crowd went wild in the stadium. Men and women from Brockton cheered as their home team ran victoriously through the stadium. Marcus was cheering louder than most of them. I joined him, showing him and. We went out drinking until aboutnine, when the day began to catch up with me. I pushed my empty glass atthe bartender and closed my tab.I yawned, "I think I'm going to turn in, after all the makeup class isat seven tomorrow morning, and then my hypnosis session is at eleven am,so this girl is going to bed."Edith agreed, "Since I'm going to makeup with Simone I think I shouldturn in too. What about you Jamie?"Jamie smiled, I think I'll go for a night cap at one of the bars, afterall, my voice. Linda said, "Now, we need to set a date. Did you have a date in mind, Al?I gave her a grin. "Tomorrow at the J.P. office works for me." Linda was aghast.Lisa said, "Stop kidding my mother. Soon is the idea but we need to get things prepared. Somehow, I don't think a small wedding will be in order."Linda said, "It will take a year or two to arrange a proper wedding and, until then, Lisa must live in purdah." She laughed and we all joined her.Lisa said, "Seriously, how long will it take to put. But I am interested in what you have to say."I had always figured her dad was the one interested in having Bailey turned pro. Maybe I was wrong."Well, first, I'll tell you I've learned more at college outside the classroom than in," I said. "You have to keep in mind, my situation is wholly different. I had no options for gainful employment. Bailey does. I had no options for family support. Bailey obviously does. I had one choice and that was to succeed. I've done my best to take the path that.