I guess so was she."Let's get out of here, Oz. Let's go to my place for a night cap. Okay?" she said. I think my look must've have cued her about what...I was thinking. And, it didn't seem to bother her a whit."Sure," I said. I signaled the waitress, asked for the check and a cab. The check came. It read a hundred and sixty-two bucks. I slipped two C-notes in the little black leather folder the check came in, and smiled the smile of the one who'd won the race."Ozzie! I can't let you pay for. "Yeah, it was tricky trying to keep the noise down, wasn't it? Mum and Dad never asked any awkward questions after they got back, so I think we got away with it. Anyway, are you going to show me where you went, so that I can take Malcolm? We've done it outdoors when we've been camping, but not where I can scream to my hearts content." Of course we will! There's loads of space, so if Vee's interested, they could go as well, without being right next to you and cramping your style." That's an. ’ The Goddess had invested nearly every healthy living thing with an irresistible desire to continue the species. Those without the desire were not meant to propagate the species.Shrugging his shoulders, Chuck said, “I let Mrs. Thumb and her four sisters take care of it.”“Five women?” Betsy asked sitting up and frowning. “We did not discuss you going off with five women.”Chuck raised his hand and waved it at her. Laughing, he said, “Betsy, meet Mrs. Thumb and her four sisters.”“Oh,” Betsy said. She was such a tiny thing. No wonder she was a city cop, she never would have made the height requirement in county or state departments.He had made the trip out here on the back of her motorcycle, a big black thing that he didn't know how she managed to handle. It was three times her size. But she did with a style that he just had to admire, almost as much as he admired the lady herself."You ready to go to work?" I'm ready to nail this bastard," he said. He looked around the driveway. There.