’ ‘He won’t care,’ she told herself, ‘and neither will I,’ she giggle again and burst out laughing when John asked what was so funny. ‘Y...u’re my man,’ she said, then molded her body to his, allowing his leg to slide between hers, giving her what he liked to call ‘the rug treatment.’ John lowered his hands to her buttocks and pulled Argie even closer. She still found him sexy as ever and wondered if she would find herself comparing his performance with that of Doctor Coughlin. Argie mirrored his. I mean, he played great last night, but like you saw, something was off with his mood. I don’t know. We’ll see. Maybe he’s having his male period or something.”I chuckled. “Maybe. Probably don’t tell him that, though. Anyway, after these gigs finish up, he’ll probably relax a bit. Cut him some slack.”“Oh, I am, Matt. I’m not bugging him. I don’t even know where he’s off to, but whatever. Still, I can’t put my finger on it, but something is slightly weird. That’s kind of why I wanted to take. ’‘Maybe I should buy you a drink then.’ said Carl, still flustered atwhat he had said.‘Nah, I asked you first, what’ll you have?’Carl asked for a pint of lager and Danny finally got the barman'sattention and ordered the lager. ‘You had some bad luck recently, then?’ Carl said, thinking he wouldprobably regret asking.‘You mean other than being fired, my wife leaving me, crashing the car,losing my winning lottery ticket and the goldfish dying?’Carl looked at him to see if he was joking.Danny. She may find she has to toe the line even more tightly with me as she does with you." I'm not so sure about that," she retorted quickly."I am. Janet, I treat them all with the same respect that I do any adult, but we also never lose sight that I see their ages for what they are. School is the most important "job" in their lives at the moment, and there will never be a break from that. Oh. That brings me to another subject all together." What's that?" she queried."I don't want anyone spilling.