I'm tired of being treated like shit in this piece of crap town. I'm leaving. And I'm taking super cop here with me." Worth gestured at Jenna, smiling...lewdly down at her. "I want to get a taste of what everyone else is getting."Ethan growled, his body tensing. Jenna stared at him for a minute, her eyes telling him to calm down, though it barely got through his anger."Over my dead body," he snarled, his hands closing into fists."I'd hate to do that, doc. You ain't done me no harm. Not like these. Sandy quirked an eyebrow at him, and he laughed ruefully. "I was supposed to be wheeled out in a wheelchair. Screw that. I saw you coming, and bolted."Laughing, they drove out of Oakland.##Kate made a little fuss over Ben, but kept it to a minimum. Ben waited until she stopped asking questions which Lenore answered, then gave his mom a hug, closing the subject. Lenore announced brightly at supper that she intended to play in and hang out by the pool for the evening, and Sandy's eyes met. " Honey," Barb stated. "I couldn't agree with you more and I intend to help you achieve that goal. What we need is a plan."The following Wednesday saw Ted Arnold in Atlanta finishing up a training session with a group of programmers. He was amazed at how quickly they picked up on the quirks of the new program and he began to see that his presence was not going to really be required for the entire three days. He would be able to finish up the session by the end of the day on Thursday and perhaps. I'm happy to see you taking a more active role in guiding your family's direction, Kenny, but you can't go around making purely arbitrary decisions without even consulting people." Actually, I can expect that. In fact, I do expect it. More than that, I'm going to insist on it. I told Brenda she had to make a choice, and, no matter how you try to sugarcoat it, she has made one. Joyce and Shirley both made their own choices too. I have no plans to try to negotiate further with any of them. I.