If he follows the script I gave him, he’ll be allowed to serve his time in prison.”“I appreciate you wanted to keep Rebeca out of this. She’s ...ot really in a place where she could explain her desire to stay with me. I’m not sure I feel comfortable with you calling in favors from the Russian mafia though,” I replied. “Hell, I’m not exactly comfortable with them knowing I exist.”I saw her frustration as she shook her head. “You have nothing to worry about. If anything, you and your pets here are. I’ve had enough. I don’t believe a damned word you say. And you shouldn’t believe anything I say, either. We’ve both gotten too good at this.’ Ignoring her admonition he kisses her fingertips and says ‘Too good isn’t a bad thing.’ Her smile is rueful. ‘It is when it’s lying we’re talking about. See you at rehearsal, David.’ She tries to pull back, but his grip tightens on her and he says lightly ‘But you got to slap me. I even held still for it. Hold still.’ He bends in to kiss her and she. Don’t eat a big meal or you’ll be uncomfortable. We’ll start with some simple things to get you into the right pattern. Can I assume you’re willing to give it a try?’ My question was actually directed at Molly. ‘Yeah … I’ll give it a try. The price is right,’ she grinned. Marilyn nodded and this time, the smile was noticeable. -0- And so it began. I set out a two-stage program for the girls. One part diet and one part exercise. I wasn’t worried about the diet. It was lifted from an existing,. "Hi, guys," she said as she eased the screen door shut behind her."Hi, Angela," said Jim. "We've been waiting for you. We can still get news from outside, even if we can't talk back. And there's a tsunami out there somewhere. It may hit us." I've heard of those," said Angela, suddenly frightened. "Big waves? That wash everything away?" We hope not everything," said Josh. "We just don't know." We're not sure of anything," said Jim. "All we have are some sketchy reports-- ships that reported.