And keep your teeth behind your lips."John had asked about the experience and instead got pointers."Well," John said. He was tripping over his words a...d had to speak slowly. "it's... been an interesting discussion. Let's... not do this again."He attempted to stand, but he lost his balance half-way up and fell back into his seat."What the fuck, there's no way I'm this drunk on just a few beers." No, of course not," said Derek. "As I said, I never welsh on a bet. However, on occasion I have been. What's it to you?" I wanted to see my kids. Where are the little brats anyway? Where's the bitch too, as long as I'm asking?" The kids are at the baby-sitters and Lisa is working." I was taking a decided dislike to this person. "She'll be home this afternoon about three-thirty. I think you had better leave and come back then, unless you have a check for back support for your kids. If you do, I'll take you to where she is." I'll come back later." He spun the wheels of his car as he left. I. “Uh, what's that?”“Something I ordered a few days ago.” She pets it. “It's cute, isn't it?”“Ummmm, I guess, yeah.”“Oooo, and soft. Feel.” He touches it too, and she sees the wheels spinning inside his head. She picks it up and rubs his arm with it, giggling. “I bet it will feel really good... somewhere else.”She sets it down, pushing a button to make it hum and shake lightly. He suddenly almost jumps, blurting out, “Is that a – ummm, a toy?”“Yep. Can't wait to use it!” She turns it off and. And could I get my job back in the future? If I could be assured of the RA job, then I’d be OK with it because that would mean having to quit at the Quick Mart anyway, but I can’t even apply for that for another year.”“Have you talked to anyone about other grants? Maybe there’s more money available from somewhere?”“Maybe. I’ll have to ask Doctor Stanton about that. Maybe I’ll offer to sing with her on Tuesday and Thursdays after guitar lessons as a trial thing and see what happens. That really.