"Straight shot home." I nodded my head and sighed. The road ahead had been salted, and the plows had cleared most of the highway. *************"You kn...w you worry the kids too much when you do that," Stan said to me as I climbed into bed. "I am sorry, I can't help it," I replied as I turned over. "You know why." "Yeah, I do, but that was how many years ago? You can't dwell in the past," Stan said as he wrapped his arm around me. "I know," I nodded. His hands went straight to my chest as he. She didn't 'ave to do that to us," he wails. "I would'vesaid I was sorry." Do what to you?" I ask, mystified by this not unwelcome turn of events."Yer don't wanna know. Yer just don't." Tears still streaming down hisface, he holds out a hand. "Mates, eh?"I'm too relieved to refuse."Yeah, all right." Don't say owt to anybody, will yer? If they ask yer, tell 'em I knackedyer again an' now we're even."Basher races along Tennent Street as though all the devils in hell are inhot pursuit. Of what. Mom had deleted all the truly bad pictures, before she'd let the other parents see them. I was pretty sure Peggy would understand me letting off a little steam. She reached out her hand, and I gave her my phone."We made a pact that we wouldn't tell anyone what happened this weekend," I explained."Good thing you aren't telling me, but showing me."Peggy flipped through the pictures until she got to the one with all the signatures on my chest. She pointed at it, and I rolled my eyes. She just. As the waitress stood opposite their table to attend to another, Andrew quickly swiped at the napkin under the plate, upsetting it entirely and having it’s contents flung onto the floor and onto the back of the waitress’ legs. Both women gasped in surprise while Andrew immediately chided “You clumsy girl, look what you did.” He watched the heat rise in Madison's face as she attempted to apologize to the waitress, the sudden move having thrown her from her course temporarily.“Should I bring you.