I stare at her and swallow.She doesn't seem to mind my stare, or if she does, she is conceiling it with masterful skill, and she raises with cat-like ...legance and walks around the counter to me."Can I help you?" Her look from the big green eyes is self assured, and allthough she's a good few inches smaller than me I have the feeling of having to look up at her.I want to sink into the ground as I recall my task, and I stall, while a deep blush runs over my cheeks und she looks at me patiently.. .. out here I can make as much noise as I want. We have the whole place to ourselves. Don't we?? Another quick flick caught Gary out and he once again squeaked in pain. ?But why am I doing this? Is it because you've been a slob – again? Is it because you left a black tide mark in my bath last Thursday? Is it because you lay in bed all Saturday morning instead of getting up and helping with the cores? Well, what do you think??All this time Jess had been circling Gary, giving occasional flicks. I move over to her coat and pick it up off the floor for her.“No, you go ahead. I’m exhausted from the week. Tell Sarah hi for me.”Once she has her coat on and is at the door, she stops before leaving and turns around.“You’re coming out with me soon, ok? You need a life besides work, Ems.”I give a harsh laugh at that. “Jackie, I don’t think either of us will have a life for the foreseeable future.”She moves over and pulls me into a hug. “We’ve got this. I mean, I don’t know that we do, but I’ll. Jenny'sfriend Babs called over her shoulder to me, as she walked across the grass,saying that she would take care of me right now if I wanted to concede. Thespeaker sounded an air horn and started a timer. Some of the men ran for theircars others began to jog north toward a corn field bordering the farm house. I joined the joggers. Looking back I could see Jenny picking out her gear.There was not much to choose from. On the table lay twelve pairs of athleticshoes, bottles of water attached to.