. )INTRO #3: It was a dark and stormy night... (On second thought, skip this one. It's a stupid opening and totally unbelievable anyway.)Which brings ...e to my last point. We have to stop using dumb openings to these things. Just get the disclaimer out of the way and get on with the action. Our customer satisfaction ratings have slipped from 97% to 95.3% in the latest J.D. Powers survey, and I think our "too clever" openings may have something to do with it.And use a simple disclaimer, like:. "Her hand came and covered mine, "I'm normally very shy Helen but I feel comfortable here with you, safe, you know. Now I don't feel so shy." Her hand moved mine to her other hand, her fingers entwined with mine, "Can I hold your hand, please?" Then both hands were resting on her lap. I suddenly had to fight the urge to press down, take it easy, I told myself. I had realised that I didn't want to risk frightening her away.Dina never missed a thing, she gave me a nudge, answering my glance with. He had some chicken marinating and was cutting up some vegetables. "Gonna be a scorcher out there! Make sure you grab some sunscreen."Mark and I lugged the cooler outside and jumped in the pool, waiting for the girls to arrive. -------Back at Ashley's house, after the girls disappeared to their room, Mrs. Peterson had decided to call up Mr. Jones and find out if it was actually okay if the girls came over. Watching the four of them would not be a simple task with all their hormones. Besides,. Sly needed something easynow. And "easy" seemed the perfect word for the McGillicuddy proposal. McGillicuddy's Farm, the biggest agricultural concern in the state,was under new management. Old Mrs. McGillicuddy, who'd always been a softtouch, had finally gone to her reward. Her son, Hiram McGillicuddy III, wasa different customer altogether: ruthlessly bottom line. Hiram spelled it out for Sly, when the two met in his posh New Gothamoffice. He was an intense, bullet-headed little man with an.