“Wellllll ... Llllet’s fucking get to it then!” Sings Lauren – clearly ready for the next step ... She immediately starts to stand up, wiping ... hand over her wet face, and moving over to the bed – legs a little shaky, high heels wobbling against the carpet.The dogs both follow her, looking up, excited, bumping into each other – tails wagging, mouths open, tongues out... “You’re going to love this...” Confirmed/encourages Becky, but her sister’s body-language shows that she doesn’t need any. I melted into her kiss and Beca finally gave us a nudge so we wouldn’t get reprimanded in the cafeteria. Then she kissed me, too. It looked like Cindy had been passed around the table getting hugs.“You should get class off today,” Livy said. “As much as you’ve rehearsed this week it would only be fair.”“LeBlanc is going through every piece measure-by-measure critiquing everyone in the orchestra. I don’t know how he even remembers what we played,” I moaned.“Speaking of which, what are we playing. Overall, I was impressed, but not $5,500 impressed. We switched places, and Mr. James drove us back to the lot. We got back, and I took control of the negotiations. I offered $3,800, which was the original sales price when the vehicle was new. He countered with $5,000. I told him I would be paying cash I was not going to pay a penny over $4,000. If he wanted a sale today, he’d better start dealing, or I’d leave. Things got serious after a little more back and forth, and when he heard cash. We. ‘Want to come to with me? Pack a bag. I’ll be waiting for you in the car. If you don’t want to go, call Chauncey and we’ll head to Orlando.’ Without waiting, he stalked back to the car, happy that Chauncey had the forethought to grab a six-pack of beer and handed a cold one back to him as he settled in the back seat. ‘Are we waiting?’ ‘I hope so.’ For twenty long minutes, he sat in the car, swallowing beer past a nervous lump that threatened to grow even larger. Chauncey did not make any small.