It wasn't somethingwe were expecting for a moment or obviously, we wouldn't have started thetrial. All I can ask is that you keep checking yourself in...every way youcan think of and let me know if anything else seems different in any wayat all. Can you do that for me, please?" That I can promise, Claire."I was sure of two things. Firstly that I would be spending a fair amountof time each day checking myself for the most minute of changes andsecondly that I was going to be without any 'function'. .. I clubbed the busy rapist with the butt of my weapon and stabbed the other in the throat, driving him back to the huts' far wall and leaving him there, twitching."You all right," I asked the woman who was pulling herself from the dirt floor and straightening her clothes. She sniffed and nodded. I bayoneted the fallen Tory with his britches around his ankles just to make sure he did not bother my work.In the next slave cabin I almost stepped on the body of a baby in the dooorway. It was. Jenkins left a little early knowing that Miss Amore would be staying.When nine o’clock arrived Miss Amore locked the front door and turned over the ‘closed’ sign in the window.The first thing we did was to take a break. Miss Amore had brought some drinks and snacks for us. We sat down and relaxed for about ten minutes while we drank a Wild Cherry Pepsi.Miss Amore said that it was time to get started. She had me get the big ladder because I was stronger and she told me to keep it steady. We. I mean the earth shook under our feet.As it turns out it was Mrs. Cunningham shaking us to remind us of the ‘no PDA’ rule. I almost laughed in her face. Slow dancing and she was worried about a kiss. We broke apart but Mary Ann never let go of my hand. I was glad of that. I liked holding her hand. We made our way back to the table and to Eddy. He was just grinning like the cat that ate the canary.“Five Minutes, Homie! You were kissing for five whole minutes.”Mary Ann and I stared at him like he.