“Maybe one of the drug dealers will make a citizen’s arrest.” Connie’s eyes got a faraway look. “I’ve done worse in this park than light a...cigarette.”Max was both afraid to ask and not to know. “Like what?”“I had sex here in nineteen ninety ... three, I think ... maybe nineteen ninety four. Somebody on Wikipedia could probably correct me if I’m getting the date wrong.”Max looked at her, trying to determine if she was joking. If she was, she was a good enough actress not to let on. For some. For breakfast, Mrs. Grant served her one egg and one slice of bacon with the pancakes. She had apparently read her comments on the menus.“Look, call me tonight,” Eric said in the car. “You know how I’m loaded between 7:30 and 8:00. If you can’t stay up past eight, try calling around seven. Okay?”“Sure.” He drove her almost all the rest of the way to the hospital entrance in silence.“Start deciding now,” he said as they got close, “whether I’m going to get a kiss.” Well, put that way, he was. His heart lurched."Just keep your eyes on the road, horn dog. It's my freshman skirt, and I've sort of outgrown it. But my other ones were ... in the laundry." Well thank God for dirty laundry!"She smoothed down the skirts' hem. "Even if it's not a real date, I thought giving Jimmy a little thrill is the least I can do to thank him for saving my ass."She surprised him by leaning against him. He surprised himself by reflexively raising his arm to accommodate her, looping it around her shoulders.. Telling him had made her fell a bit better, even though she was pretty sure he wouldn’t be able to do anything about it. ‘We could go to the principal about Miss Conklin,’ he said. ‘I mean, that stuff could get her fired. I really think you ought to do that.’ Dianna didn’t think she had the strength to weather the problems that would happen if she went to the principal about Miss Conklin. ‘No,’ she said quickly, ‘I…I don’t want to make a fuss. I…’ ‘But what if she tries to come on to you.