He looks oven-ready," She said in her brisk, police voice. "Ok, put the spreader back in his mouth and let's get him in the oven!"Alex's last faint ho...e had obviously been a ruse on the part of the women to give him that momentary thought of salvation before the true and final reality struck home."Oh, dinner, you should have seen your face! It was a picture. Did you really think that we would have slipped so badly after all the trouble we have gone to reach this wonderful moment on our most. The Colonel immediately went to the telephone and asked, "Who was in charge of Collection 17?"There was a pause while the information was found."Well put Oberscharführer Schmidt in the glass house. Tell him he is now Schütze Schmidt and have him on the defaulters' parade tomorrow morning."Replacing the telephone he turned and said, "I think a night in a cell and a week or two cleaning out the stables will make some amends for his rude handling of you. Now is there anything else before I join. ” He went an even darker red, and avoided looking at her. “Me…a babe…aaaahhhhh, don’t be silly…who thinks that?” “We’ll emmm we all do, Barry, Andy and Clive…” “And you?” “Yea…anyway, I better get on” he announced, and before she could reply, he rushed out of the kitchen and disappeared from view. Damn and blast she thought, I was beginning to enjoy this…but then perhaps it was for the best, she really shouldn’t think about her son’s friends as anything else other than children. She never had. With a kiss on the cheek, Lina's mother spoke, slightly teary, yet joyful at the same time. "We'll miss you, my little Lina. Stay out of trouble sweetheart. We love you." "I love you too, mum. And I will, don't you worry." Lina looked over at her father and younger brother, who were standing awkwardly by the car next to the bags. She strode over to them, and gave her father a great hug. "Love you daddy!" Her father responded in his usual gruff demeanor. "Love ya too kid." Though her father.