"This had, of course, just piqued their curiosity that much more and the dinner had consisted of little more than their adolescent cajoling and whinin.... Phillipe was now convinced, more than ever, that his surprise would be most appropriate for these two.How odd to now hear their compliments as opposed to the snide, derogatory remarks the two had aimed his way when he shared a class, ever so briefly, with them.The taxi pulled up in front of the Adams house and the girls walked up the walk as. Dillon!?"Then what in thunder is it???I don?t know...Miss Kitty just said ta come an? git ya.?Matt rolled his eyes as his deputy?s non-information."Can't you get anything straight?? Doc asked in a clearly exasperatedvoice.?Listen you old coot...," Festus sneered."Alright, sorry Doc. I guess I better go seewhat?s eatin? the lady," Mattsaid in a calm but irritated voice as he rose from his chair. ?Maybe yabetter come along. I might need ya.?Doc and Festus took turns needling each other as the. " But I want to help her!" I know you do. But I guess sometimes helping means backing off, even if it hurts." Tommy, if this is what growing up is about, I don't want to." You just said a mouthful, Pest." I saw him bristle a bit when I used my old nickname for him, then he grinned a little.Beth came back in the room. "So what did your folks say?" I asked."They think Gail should call and let her mother know where she is." Is she going to be willing to do that? I mean, isn't that like inviting. I… err… looked at your license for the address and came round. Hope you don’t mind.” Mat took the offered wallet and smiled. “Thank you. Err… I was looking for this, thank you so much.” So unexpected was her appearance that Matt had no idea what to say, not that he was shy, just taken aback. He knew he needed to say something though, when else would he get the chance to talk to her away from the deli counter? “Would you, like to… come in for a… quick drink, as a thank you?” Even.