As they closed that song, Barbara strode onto stage in a gorgeous long sleek gown and took the microphone, hit with two spotlights. Wow, did she look ...ine! Sensual without being overly sexy, though I thought she would look sexy in 'Can't Bust ÔEm' overalls.'My dear friends!' she yelled. The audience screamed back, 'Go Get Ôem, Barbara!''Thank you so much for coming here tonight! I'm Barbara Roberts and I'm running for the US Senate. You will make the difference in this election! You all will be. ”“And foul mouths.”The barkeep laughed. “As long as they just talk about it you’ll be okay. Had any propositions?”“Only a couple of dozen.”They both smiled.“Well, it would be nice if they could all be like Tom.”“Tom? Who’s Tom?” asked the housewife turned waitress.“That’s him over there. Just walked in.”Gwen noticed a nicely groomed, rather good looking, middle aged man who had just entered the club.“Tom’s a really nice guy. Doesn’t really belong in a place like this. His wife died about a year. The boy's mother told Greg that that was a mean and awful thing to do,and how would he feel if someone pulled on his like that and gave him aten minute time out to think about it, and she did call it that. He saidhe hadn't really meant to do it and could he talk to me to apologize andthen he came into the cave and sat beside me.I was crying as I sat in the cave, mostly because this was the veryfirst time I'd ever been in trouble with Marnie, and I felt real badeven if she didn't yell or spank. “We called it a porch at first, but Dad corrected us. He said that castles didn’t have porches.” The benches were sturdy, but designed for young boy’s behinds, so Kia had to sit quite close to Steve. She didn’t mind that in the slightest. “I’m going to miss this place.” He let out a great, sad sigh. “Shh,” she admonished, not wanting to think about it. Her eyes met with his, and she felt her emotions surge. Her lips parted of their own volition, and she leaned toward him. Kia felt as though she.