..”“Maddy, I...”“It’s okay, Tom. I know you love me. I love you too.”The lightening storm was over. In the very dim room Tom reached for M...ddy and held her in a loving embrace, sighing deeply over the softness and warmth of this most delightful creature in his arms.Madisonblinked as she started to drift. “Sleep! We won’t get it if we stay together. I’ll want to spend the night playing and talking with you.”Tom nodded and kissed her. “Sometime soon though, we’ll create some private time to be. I had to squint for a couple seconds to see where we were, but I eventually realized where Becca had driven us. We were at Rasington University. “Rasington?” I asked. “Why... why are we here, Becca?” “With the blackout going on right now, we can get sneak onto the football field without getting spotted,” Becca said, excitedly. “This is a crazy idea, you know that, right?” I asked her. “Hey, life is short,” Becca responded. “If you're not doing something crazy every once in a while, life just. Ever since the Sheriff had taken an interest in his life, things had gone from bad to worse. He asked, “What?”Dale walked up with a very serious look on his face. In a somber tone, he said, “Glen, this is serious. A man at the gas station reported that he had seen someone that matched the description of the guy that took the Metchettes. I want you to be careful. In fact, you might want to load that gun you carry in your truck.”Glen pushed the cart to his truck and unloaded his purchases. The. I then decided to pick up the phone and pretend I was talking as I walked back and forth in the laundry room hallway. I pretend talked as I walked back and forth for a long time, mesmerized by the sound of my high heels clicking on the concrete floor.I was about to discover that I had lost track of time, probably due to the mesmerizing effect of the clothing and high heels I was wearing. As I still held the phone and pretend talked, I walked up the hall of the laundry room, then back down. As I.