They were playing a lot of slow dances this early in the evening. The faster stuff would likely start later on once the older couples ran out of steam...and yielded the dance floor.I took Cathy in my arms and started to dance with her comfortably. “She didn’t follow us, did she?” I asked her.She giggled at that. “No. She’s off talking to a few people, but she’s keeping an eye on us.”I rolled my eyes. “Okay, now that we have a few minutes without her listening, what’s up? You really do seem. The r-roof was crushed. I tried to get to them. They weren't even bleeding. We stayed there for hours. Finally, we just had to go. Sue and I talked about it and we decided to keep going to Tennessee. I was afraid to drive fast because we didn't know what had happened. Then, we met you."It all came out in a rush. Both of them were crying remembering what had happened. We rode in silence for a while.Lunchtime came and we entered a moderate sized town. We had lunch in a Wal-Mart parking lot and. ” “I’ve only had a couple,” she defended herself as she straightened up in her chair to demonstrate that she had full command of her faculties “and I’m having a good time.” He was laughing to himself as he returned with a drink in each hand. Shaking his head, his chuckling subsided just as he sat down and put her drink in her hand. She took it with both hands, cradling a napkin underneath. “What’s so funny?” she smiled watching him smile. “Nothing,” he looked down at his. And if Katie’s stomach is any indication, we are hungry, as well.” Katie’s stomach was grumbling loudly. That broke the tension and we laughed. “Let us go back to the dining room and eat,” I said. “Then I must check on our freight.”“Miranda, you are not going off on your own, are you?” Theresa asked. “I am sorry I have been snappish, but I am frightened. Please be careful.”“Thank you, dear sister. Food first, and then we will see what happens.”In 1870, the Thompson House hotel and train station.