”Mary nodded, “You’ll get eggs and some kind of beef or chicken in the mornings. That’s not because I’m telling you to stop eating bacon or ...ausage, but because we want to carefully control sodium and a couple of slices of bacon would put you over the limit.”“Life without bacon is NOT worth living!” I declared with a silly grin.“I think I’ll agree with you on that one!” Mary replied. “Salted, cured, and smoked dead pig is about the best there is!”I laughed, “Have you been talking to Jesse? He. Devers watching us, and heaved a silent sigh of relief when she stepped in to call the group to some sort of order. I slipped away from Worthington to couple up with Mike, wishing I hadn't eaten so many cookies. Maybe I'd been wrong about those raisins. They seemed to be exploring my gut."As you know, this is just an informal gathering of the Central High School Naked in School Advisory Committee. I wanted to give you a chance to get to know each other," she began. "As I told you when you were. I talked to Johnny about it. He totally understands." I appreciate that, Gramma," I said. "Really. But that's not why. Gramma, see this guy?" I grabbed Lane's hand, tugging him closer to me. "Gramma, I LOVE this guy. Not that silly schoolgirl crap where I write his name all over and I write Mrs. Lane Chesley all over. Gramma, he's smart and he's funny. Gramma, he treats me like an adult human being. Like I'm important. I love 'im." Slow down, baby," Gramma said. "You're starting to repeat. "You sure?" the man pressed, leaning forward a little. "Tasha runs apretty pricey establishment. You didn't hear it from me, but I think sheovervalues her stew a bit." I'm quite certain," I confirmed, trying not to flinch. It was importantto remain firm when turning a man down. Even the relatively nice onescould prove shockingly stubborn if you gave them false hope."Well, if you're that determined to pay for your own meal," the gentlemangrumbled, settling back down on his stool."I am," I.