I-I think I l-l-love you.Y-you can't leave.Please." He looked about to cry."Val.I want to stay.I can't.I have to go.Please understand.I promise we'll ...ee each other again...And I-I swear, we WILL have that date.I promise." I was about to hug him when I felt my mother's arms around my wrist, gripping me tightly.She pulled me away from him.I stryggled but that wretched woman had a good grip.Valentino was held back by the guards."No!" I heard him yell.I stopped struggling since it was no use.I. "Doesn't the PTA count?" I asked."Yes it certainly does," she smiled. "Are you a member of the PTA?" Well no," I said. "But my wife is; she attends every one of those meetings on Wednesday nights. She's never missed one."Ms. Marshall's face changed in front of me. "Maybe I'm wrong," she said. "But the PTA meets on Tuesdays and only the third Tuesday of every month."My face fell too. I had to find out what was going on with Dana."Why don't you pick out one of our committees or clubs to. The dinner plates were being collected and last call for more wine was being announced. I caught Suzanne's attention. She came over and stuck her head down between us. I could smell alcohol on her breath."Do you think it would be all right if we leave now?" I asked, hoping that she would understand that I didn't want to offend Mr. Oldham. I was also hoping that she would give me credit for not lying about why we were leaving early. I refused to say that Cindy was feeling ill or use any number. You will just have to experiment until you find something that will work. We do have other construction methods which we use along with the nails. Screws, bolts, and rivets immediately come to mind. Tomorrow, I'll get some samples to show you." OK, thank you. By the way, one of my co-husbands has been working with the paint concept and thinks that he has a workable system. He has found a plant sap that changes on exposure to our atmosphere to form a very hard, transparent film. It seems to.