He felt like a complete and utter moron.'How much are you willing to spend?' She asked. She walked around the front of the display and stopped about t...ree feet from him.He decided that he would try to be cool and gain control of the situation. He turned on his best boyish smile."I dunno, a hundred dollars I think should do it".'In that case this store is not for you. I suggest you try Penny's a few blocks over at the mall. They cater to the pedestrian' She never moved an inch. Her eyes bored. I dont know who was more surprised really, Chris or myself. In the 8 months we had been coming here we had seen all of maybe 3 people. Our Spot as we had come to call it was an old, abandoned, overgrown reserve, down by the lake. Our Secret Spot It was only accessible by foot, down a narrow path at the end of a dirt road. The path weaved between the grass and shrubs which we had to negotiate each time we went to our spot.. At first we just used to sit and talk on the splintered park bench, or. I asked if I could keep it and they said no.”“But, you kept it anyway?” Emily prompted.“What? No, they probably would have billed Jazz for it or something if I did that. Japanese people are born with sticks up their asses. I bought this one myself. It’s way nicer than the one they had.” Kiki went to the freezer and retrieved the bottle of white wine she’d put in there to chill quickly.“I take it the trip to Japan didn’t go well?” Emily suggested.“It was ... very educational. Both of my parents. So, Missus Dillard, how do we go about finding these nice people?"Pat smiled at being called, "Missus." She said, "I think we need to look around Dalton and maybe up to Chattanooga. We know there are people around Ellijay but they are as elusive as we are. Someone has to take the lead in making a contact. It's a risk but I would like to put up a sign in Ellijay calling for a meeting to meet for the common defense right after Christmas."I think the twenty-eighth would be good. It's a Wednesday.