"I grabbed my coat and bailed out the drivers door. "Are you sure, ma'am? I wouldn't want to put you out or anything. I'm really sorry for waking you ...p and all, I just had to get off the road. I almost wrecked getting down that last hill." I know, it's a might slickery out here, sure it is. I don't blame you a'tall. I'm just doing what a neighbor would do, trying to help as best I can."She led the way toward the house, that dim lantern casting a golden ring of light about her feet as she. " Beth?" she said surprised to hear Savlin call her that."Is that not your name? Jeff told me your name was Beth." She looked at Jeff."See? It is a friendly name," Jeff said to Beth."May I call you Beth like Jeff does?" Savlin asked."Uh ... yes. Okay," Beth accepted."We love Jeff," said Savlin, "but he does not like greens." You can't have everything," quipped Jeff, eyeing the offending fruit."At least your taste in women is good. Beth is very nice." What do you mean by that?" Beth asked. She. ?Oh you know I did.? He said, taking her in his arms.? ?I watched three volleyballs bounce up anddown all evening.? She showed off her ring with gusto.? ?So this is what you were so excited to giveto me?? ?It seems to have worked, probably one of my first reallysuccessful good-luck charms.? He smiled. ?You said in the note it?s supposed to ?unlock mypotential?, how does that work?? ?The way it works is, the ring provides you with great luckand blesses your potential to do great things while the. I can't believe I get a spanking, Dad. Like, when I get home? What do you mean, you don't think it can wait? Are you gonna come here and spank me or something?"Britney's father told her what she was to do."Seriously, Dad? Myself? Spank myself? You really want me to do that? That's crazy!"Her father assured her he was serious. And she knew his tone well enough not to argue in this case."What am I wearing?" she said. "I came here right from school, so I'm wearing my uniform. Dad, you know what my.