Oh, no. What do they think of us?" See what else they've sent."She delved further. "We don't play ping-pong. Why have they sent a bat?" It's a paddle,...silly. To hit me with. Or for me to hit you."He took it from her and raised it to her pretty behind. She gave little squeals as he chased her around the room.She continued to raid her treasure trove. "Look, the bat has an assortment of covers. They fit on with Velcro. This looks painful." It did indeed. It presented a surface of sharp-looking. "I'm worried too, but it won't do to spend the night there. I'll go back with Lenore in the morning, then she and I can go into San Francisco like she wanted."Kate flashed her a quick smile. "Okay, hon. I'll give Lenore a credit card, and you two can go shop." She paused. "I'll need to get over worrying about him someday. But for the next few months while you two are separated, I guess I'll have to do the worrying."Sandy nodded, a sudden emptiness in her chest.##At supper, new plans were made.. Why don’t you go grab yourself another beer and I’ll fill you in on all about it . . . you’ll probably find that the whole thing will be a huge turn on for you. I know I would if it had been my Mary in the same situation! So you won’t get mad … Right?”.I numbly shook my head and muttered “I guess not!”As I was still sitting there in a strange state of shock thinking of how my wife had been acting kind of distant the last couple of weeks, when I suddenly heard the backyard fence gate swing open.. A great wail arose from the crowd, and from the cleric's murders. No one noticed when the Americans disappeared, as if by magic.Will slumped tiredly onto his sleeping bag. More and more lately, this cave, which had been their home for more than two years, was feeling too small and cramped. There was plenty of room, and though they had added some things to make it a more comfortable abode, it was still a hole in the ground.So where do we go from here? Nine asked. It had become easier to.