The locals would make short work of them. They asked Jim to do the catering and provide a bar. They moved furniture from and then to the old Post Offi...e. They also attended the end of term celebrations at Annette's school.As Deborah had predicted they came across Mrs Tomlinson riding one afternoon and discovered that her name was Diana."Rumour has it," she said, "that you two have become engaged. Congratulations." We're having an engagement party on Wednesday week," said Deborah. "We'd be. I always smelled like fried chicken.”Tim laughed. “You came over to my house at ten that night. I was still sitting under the electric blanket trying to warm up. We sat at my parent’s house eating fried chicken and drinking near-beer until midnight. I remember we had to steal a pack of my dad’s cigarettes, because we ran out.”“I haven’t missed smoking one bit.”“Neither have I.”“We haven’t had one of those near-beers since coming back.”“No drugs, either,” Tim said.“I don’t miss them either.”“Why. We made love slowly and gently, gazing deeply into each other’s eyes the entire time, ending in mutual orgasms.“I can’t wait to be in Chicago with you,” she whispered as we cuddled together afterwards.“That’s going to be complicated, but we’ll make it work,” I said.We got out of bed then showered again, dried off, and dressed. I lit the lavender candle in my room to remove any scent that might give us away. We went down to the kitchen and got a couple of Cokes and sat at the table to drink. Joyce nodded at Linda, and mouthed ‘Later.’“Now, I have a legal team on retainer to handle any problems that might arise. Here’s their contact information. We also have an accounting firm in Los Angeles on board. Fred and Linda, you both have to meet with them to get your tax information straightened out for this year. I hope you’ve kept accurate records. Their information is on this form. We’re in negotiations with a Public Relations firm in Hollywood. They have excellent references. I think.