Shaundessy's Bait and Tackle at East Turtle Lake sold about five papers a week in the winter, but made up for it with fifty a week in the summer, so i... was worth the stop, only a mile or so off the main road. It took a minute to go in and deal with the papers, but a good five minutes to get out of there, shooting the bull with Emil over where the perch were biting and where the ice was still safe -- nowhere on the river or the smaller ponds, but there was still some good ice out on the east. " Raffe gave her his wolf-grin again."Can I think about it?" Tiffany said wistfully."Yeah. You can. You have until the door hits you in the ass to makeup your mind." Raffe got up to indicate the meeting was adjourned."I'm in," Tiffany said with determination."Ok then, lets seal it with a kiss. I haven't tried your kissingskills yet," Raffe pulled her up off the lounge and kissed her.He kissed her long and hard and then started to ease her back towardsthe bedroom, still kissing her."Let's. "In this frat, we are a democracy. We will have a private vote whether tocontinue watching or not. At this time, chapter is over and anyone mayleave if they would like."No one budged as Bobby instructed them all to close their eyes."All those in favor of watching this stream, please raise your hands."At once, probably three-quarters of the men in the room shot their handsto the sky, eager to continue.That was more than enough. In the spirit of things, he continued andasked for the hands of all. After discussing a few other points, they wound up their meeting."I know it's late," lamented Amy as she and Jean walked home, "but you and I should go see Stephanie Kent's dad." Jean nodded agreement and headed for the Kent home.When Ben Kent answered the knock on his door, Jean said, "Ben, we're sorry to call on you so late, but we'd like to talk to you for a few minutes. May we come in?" It isn't so late," Ben smiled. "It's only 9:30 or so. Please, come in." They made their way to the living.