She put her palms on Buck's chest and pushed him back a step. Grinning up at his face, she said, "Later for you, daddy. Right now I want to dance, and...get out of these street clothes at the same time. Lucia, you got a record to strip by?"Lucia had a puzzled frown on her face. She made fists and put them on her hips. "Well, I'll be damned!" Be anything you want," Faith retorted."Innocent little Faith wants to strip for us. I just don't believe it," Lucia remarked."If you've got a suitable. "Ethan snorted and shook his head. "You'll have to do better than that, mate," Ethan said. "The dog wasn't a threat and the boy wasn't attacking. He was protecting." I agree with Ethan," Dabir said ponderously. "Both attacks were uncalled for. All you accomplished was to sabotage this mission. Why would you want to disrupt our goals, Mr. Whitcomb?" I was protecting myself," Karl still protested. "I wasn't trying to sabotage our mission." Yet, that is what you accomplished," Lain said softly.. ."His eyes narrowed, "Not really?"?"No. I mean, nothing like that."?"That's good. And you know, if you're not comfortable talking to me Icould find you someone else to talk with. It wouldn't necessarily haveto be through the Church, either. Stephanie Campbell is a youthcounselor for the county, she's really good at talking to kids. I couldgive you her number if you want."?Though I hadn't yet attempted it with anyone, somehow I knew I'd bemore a lot more comfortable discussing my gender issues. "What seems to be the problem?" he asked kindly."I have no idea!" I answered, frustrated and angry at the situation.He walked around and asked me to release the hood and I did. Heinspected my engine with a flashlight, touching a few parts here andthere."Not good my friend," he said gravely as the cold nightwind had meshivering, "this little thing isn't going anywhere. Your electricalsystem is all shorted out I'm sorry to say." Great! What does that mean?" This car-breaking down stuff.