If he was so determined to wait, she'd let him. "Just remember, I warned you." She turned on one classy heel and started towards the crowd of reporter....He watched her walk away, admiring the sway of her hips under the short skirt, the long firm line of her thighs as her stride changed, becoming less the siren and more the hard nosed detective.She pushed her way through reporters, barely hearing them as they shoved microphones and cameras in her face. She'd been hot news since Kevin Elliot's. " He shot a look at his son,who just smiled and shrugged. 'SO AWKWARD!' I thought."Thanks," I squeaked. "I'm so glad you enjoyed the show. Are you comingto see it again?" Oh, yes," replied Mrs. McCowan. "Our daughter Megan and I have ticketsfor the Friday performance."Mark looked disappointed. "Oh, Sandy won't be playing Hodel that night.She's actually the understudy - the regular girl's on for Friday andSaturday." You're the understudy?" asked Mr. McCowan, sounding incredulous. "Theyshould. She’d sectioned off about fifty acres of pasture for the purposes of growing not only winter feed for the live-stock, but also for the purposes of growing her own vegetables as well. However, what I was the most thankful for, was the fact that my Sensei down in Key West called a friend of his in Texas who taught the same exact style of the Martial Arts that he did, Togakure Ninjutsu, and would therefore help me to continue with my Martial Arts training… ~~~~~~ I was warmly welcomed by most of. "You'll need a desk and chair to study," she said when I told her I had enrolled in classes that would commence the day after Labor Day. "We'll go shopping together, okay? I want to help you pick it out."I asked when she planned to take off, wanting to make sure she would be available on Monday the 29th, the day I had arranged for us to see the doctor. Looking at a calendar she said she would probably come home early on Friday the 26th of August.A battle ensued. Laura said she would take a taxi.