Sowe need your decision, say, in twelve hours." Why twelve? You said something about thirty-six?" asked dad."If Dean decides to become King, we will n...ed to present him tonight.That is why. If it is as Queen, we will have to wait until tomorrow."The doorbell rang again, but this time the ringing didn't stop. It waslike someone was leaning on it.Ben Stone then got up and looked through the peep hole in the frontdoor."Good," he announced as he came back into the living room. "I have anidea that. ”“Would that be okay with you?” she wanted to know.“Damn, I’ve seen this coming. I thought you werethinking about it Sue.”It had been a toss up between Sandy and Keith. She hadbeen leading them both on for some time. I had seenthe Coy smiles, and the suggestive poses here andthere.“Only if I can be there when it goes down” I told her.“Maybe not the first time, Jess. If there is a secondtime, then we’ll see, okay?” Sue. "Number one," he began, "My father is in Turkey. Won't be home until late next year. So, I don't give a damn. Number two; you know I hate to be called 'Little Jimmie.' In case you haven't noticed, I ain't so little anymore."Mai Middleton took a deep breath to calm herself. She blushed inwardly. "If he only knew how I wish I could find out how "not so little" he was," she thought to herself.Mai's thoughts about her stepson had turned her brain to mush. One look at his shirtless chiseled upper. Now I was plotting the reprise to last night. This is Texas. A field of bluebonnets next spring would serve the meadow scene quite nicely. And we're not far from forests in any of several directions. Stoney's girl has some plotting to do."Coffee?" he said. "After I..." Hurry. I'm right behind you." You take the head," he said. "I can go over the rail." Gotcha," I said. I felt the blast of cool air as he exited the cabin. I noted that he did a quick scan before leaving the cabin, making sure.