Normally they were hidden in the jacket he usually wore. I almost wished I had stopped him, so I could just stand there and stared at his beauty. But ... was frozen in time, not able to find my voice. Before I knew it, he had taken his jacket off, and I gazed upon the flawless skin of his, before his wings unfolded from behind him. I couldn’t stop the gasp that left my lips as I watched him. How could such a creature like me; I am far beneath him, not the type of creature he should be with. I. I looked at their now angelic faces. Both girls had their mouths open in disbelief. Katie spoke first: “You’re not allowed to do that are you?” I replied that with their mother’s permission I had every right to do it. “What if we promise to be good?” asked Lisa. “Then I won’t be called over to punish you”. “Well we’ll be good and you won’t have to” said Katie.“Well” I replied “that’s a good start but because of your rudeness to you mother and me tonight I’m afraid you both need a spanking”. I. I didn't care, I was relieved.Bernie's dad told us to call him Frank, and put some coffee on. He and I had a cup, while the girls had a glass of iced tea. When we were seated, he shook his head and smiled."I know a little about you already, Paul. You're new around these parts, but you sure do cut a wide swath. I was particularly impressed with your shootin' ability. That story was all over town. Then you go and play football, and become the first freshman to start at quarterback since Dan. .. I knew about the storm ... and the looters. That made National News.I didn’t know it was Karen who did the shooting. The News didn’t mention her by name. They just talked about the incredibly brave young woman who defended her classmates.I really didn’t know about her shooting Hairpipe Johns brother ... I mean ... I didn’t know John had a brother.I knew Hairpipe and wasn’t going to miss him more than a minute.What I really wanted to know about was the van.I knew what it was ... a 1964 Dodge.