“I’ll get this. You should save your money for things you might need at school.” Pointing behind the lady at the counter, Lance said, “And, gi...e her that pink Hello Kitty Zippo lighter and some fluid too.” Hearing this, Trina spun around - “I love you daddy!” Up on her toes again, she came in on Lance with a strong hug. He was delighted to smell old smoke in her tender hair.Buying her these cigarettes was a huge turn on for Lance. He was buying a young woman’s smokes! So dirty, and yet, so. I slowed down again. The beeping and headlights came back with a vengeance. He pulled out to the left again, and I sped up again, and waited for him to act like a jackass and get behind me again, and he did. Again! What a loser! Unfortunately my fun was being short-lived, as my exit was coming up. I turned my signal, half waiting for him to speed on by me, blowing his horn and giving me the finger, but no. he was getting off the same exit. And he was still on my tail. I took a random. I guess we could ride a few blocks real slow with the top down and look in the store windows.”“Heckkkkk yeah! We like you more and more, Josey. You like to do the same things we like to do.”We ate the last of our cheeseburgers and the twins used their last French fry to mop up the remaining ketchup from their plates.“Adele, we’re going to ride through town with the top down on my car, we won’t be gone long. We’ll be back way before closing time,” I told her when she stopped by to clear the. ’ Yet she couldn’t get the image of his face out of her mind. Melanie’s friends teased her about Mat when she returned to the hotel, and she blushed a little at that. Everyone was in a fine partying mood, and ready for more. It was just dark, and already some of the group were more than half-drunk, including one of the younger nurses, a small girl who seemed a little overwhelmed by the place. It was her first time ever in New Orleans, and the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of the exotic.