When the school bell rang at the end of the day, Lauren said a quick goodbye to her friends before setting off at a fast walk for her house. Unlockin... the front door, Lauren entered to find the house deserted. She wondered where Peter could have got to, as he was always home before her, before remembering that he had gone round to a friends house. Dumping her bag in the hallway, she climbed the stairs to her room and collapsed onto her bed, thinking how good it was be to be home. Then her mind. When she asked if there was anything she could do, I suggested a dark chocolate topping, if she knew of one she liked. She 'hmmm'd' at me and said she had an idea.She called me later to say she'd found a topping and that she was worried that she'd be too excited to sleep that night. I joked that this was just what a guy liked to hear and then told her about the drive up to the lake with Darius to make sure everything would be ready in the morning, and she told me she'd bought a new swim suit. Maxwell looked into her eyes, and smiled. He wanted to kiss her so bad, but what would his uncle say? He sighed looking up at the sky. Elizabeth smiled looking over at him. ‘Mr. Amos, it’s getting late.’ She smiled. ‘Good night.’ She bowed her head before turning to walk away. His hand shot out grabbing her softly on her upper arm before Maxwell even realized what he was doing. ‘Please Miss Elizabeth wait…’ She turned, looking at him. ‘Something wrong Mr. Amos?’ His grip on her arm turned. “What a naughty dog,” I said, laughing to myself as I was naughty, too; very naughty. It was the best time of my life, to that point. I couldn’t wait for school to end the next day when I would be back to take care of doggie and maybe, probably, definitely, have him take care of me. I would insist on it!Jim would be away a few more days; maybe he would stay away longer. I sure hoped he took his time getting back. I was also a little scared. I mean dogs are what are called “dumb animals”.