The storyteller looked around the room with a broad smile on his lips and then spoke up, “Sure, I can tell you. They will marry and have nine childr...n.”“I am leaving!” the farmer barked and left the room on unsteady legs. When he had left, a collective sigh of relief filled the room.The storyteller spoke the silence, “Now when he is gone, I want to add that nothing in the story has been ruined. The story has more than enough of what he asked for, but I didn’t like his attitude. Let’s return to. The only real issue was that Tom was nineteen, and I was twenty-four, but I looked young. And ever since Id left Florida, Id been using his name. Id created a whole story for Tom Stone, how hed just graduated from high-school and had taken-off to see a bit of the world, hitchhiking from here to there, finding work where he could. I figure Ill travel around the south while its cold up north, and maybe head out to California. I hear you only have to live there a year to get residence, then I can. For the first time since she’d met him the night before, she began thinking about what she and Bill had done. She wasn’t sure how she felt about what had happened. She ought to feel guilty, but she didn’t, and wasn’t sure if that was right or not. ‘Mel called,’ Marie said when Lori walked in. ‘He sounded pretty pissed. I told him you were asleep and that I wasn’t going to wake you up so he could yell at you.’ ‘Thanks,’ Lori said. Over coffee, she told Marie about the problems in her marriage,. .?”He laughed. “Linda, my dear, I didn’t believe one word of the story about you being invited for lunch. I know very well about Marie’s tastes. After all, several of my girls have been to the villa over the years.”After I hung up with him, I showered and changed into a pair of shorts and tank top. It was nice to get out of the fancy stuff. Not only was it hot but I felt I could hardly breath. I wondered what Kelly was up too. Sure, we needed to work on the contract, but there was no need for a.