" I understand. Noah -- take your bags to your old room. Rachel can help me make London broil for our Christmas Eve dinner. Has she tried out the reci...e I gave her?" A couple of times," Noah replied."How did it come out?" Good. Almost as good as yours, Mom."Rachel put her arms around Noah's neck and he hugged her. "I thought you said mine came out better," she whispered into his ear."Diplomacy," he whispered in reply. "Yours was better." He picked up their cases. "I'll show you our quarters for. I was worried if i did how he will react. But i did touch it. And i was waiting for his reaction but he didnt react. Like he did wanted the same. He asked me " do you like me " , "what do you think about me ". I was shocked at the moment i didnt say anything. Then he asked me again . Then i replied that i have a crush on you. Then he pulled me towards himself and asked me that can he kiss me. Then i kissed him . It was the time when my little dream was coming true. He was lying on couch i. Now that we don't have ta worry 'bout the neighbors, we all eat at the same table, an' we like it better that way.Rastus still escorts Inez an' Martha inta town on Saturday ta sell the sausage, but now he wears his gun on the outside of his shirt. He also still carries that cudgel, an' there ain't been no trouble in town, but I still worry 'bout the trip home. Inez wears her gun, too, an' we've been tryin ta git Martha ta wear one. She's finally given in enough ta promise wearin' one as soon as. He was used to inventing newidentities for himself, given his career as an info broker, but he hadalways had time to prepare before. He'd barely had time to breathe sincearriving on the station yesterday. He really did need to get to work onthat, if he was going to maintain a viable facade while he was stuckhere. The more realistically he could create the person of VioletTaylor, the easier it would be to interact with the girls of RingedAmusements, and the safer he'd be from the wrath of Gordon.