Just before my last class with him ended, I stood up and said that without his help, I'd never have made an A and gotten my scholarship and that I wan...ed to come up and show my appreciation. "You could tell he was getting nervous and he started babbling about how that wasn't necessary, but I kept insisting and finally he said okay. "Let me tell you, child, I had on the shortest dress I owned. Most of the time, it would have gotten me kicked out of school. But I was a senior and it was the last. ?No I’m serious. I want you to take Beth out, a meal, a dance, whatever, just show her a good time,??What’s the catch?? he asked slowly’?No catch I promise. Listen, I’ll even pay for the evening, come on Steve, you’ve been after doing this for months, whaddaya say??There was silence for a few long seconds then. ?Okay, I’ll do it. But if this is a joke, if I’m left standing on my own,? ?No joke,? I interrupted him, and then I saw how Beth was looking at me, how she was pointing the remote. Is it me, ….........................................or because you're back home ?”.The tone of her question touched a nerve and I looked round. She was smiling, but it appeared a little forced. As though she was afraid to hear an answer she didn't want. Smiling back, I stroked her arm slowly and kissed her while I gathered my thoughts. I needed to bury these demons of hers once and for all, or she would never feel completely at ease here.“Gina, darling !, listen very carefully and believe me. They're split into two teams and they're keeping a pretty close watch on the road leading up to the mine." If they only knew!" Liv chuckled grimly."Yeah, well, I'm glad they don't. We would be a dangling duck on a rope. Bring us down about ten more feet, then get your ass down here. Grab a gun with some punch." Finn turned and popped back out the hatch."You got it," Liv hollered back. She let out more line, and tried to mentally prepare for the inevitable gun battle. The cliff face beneath the.