I didn't say anything. I didn't know why I'd never thought of her likethat. Come to think of it I'd never really been that interested in anygirls or w...men. I really liked and admired them, but I thought that wasa different feeling. I didn't have time to think about that thenthough. I jumped in the car and said goodbye to Michael.'Good to see you Sammy,' Natalie said. 'How you doing?''Ok, a bit nervous,' I said.'Oh, c'mon you're a star!' Natalie said. 'You'll be fine. I've goteverything ready. "So what sort of bait works best?" asked Steve."Well, fer rainbows, I like to use these little red jobbers with either salmon eggs or velveeta on the hooks," he said, showing a bright red oval with three hooks on the bottom. "Fer brown trout, I've had better luck with garlic-scented lures--these little rubber doolies are pretty good." A course," he said with a conspiratorial grin, "This here lure is m'favorite."He pointed to a shiny silver lure hanging behind the counter. "HYPNOLURE" was. “Thanks, Brad, it all came off perfectly,” Dan smiled, shaking his hand.“Glad I could help out, Dad.” Abby touched her head to Brad’s head in a loving gesture.“I’ll certainly be glad to get rid of the last name of Miller. I’ve hated it for many years now. I don’t know why I didn’t apply to go back to my maiden name after my divorce,” she remarked.“Now you’ll be able to wear Hayward in good health,” Dan said, giving Karen another kiss and hug.“You can change your last name that easily, besides. He was sharing a dorm room with a guy named Aaron Campbell, who was, thankfully, also on the football team. Aaron's major was law, whereas Nathan's was environmental engineering, which meant they wouldn't be able to help each other study, but at least the guy wasn't working toward some soft degree in psychology or something. There was nothing more irritating than a guy prattling on about people's emotions. Invariably, the budding shrink would try and analyze why Nathan behaved the way he did,.