Chapter 368

• "You expressed something about sweetheart difficulty. Would you like to discuss it?" I asked, trusting that she would agree no and we could proceed to sit in front of the television or something to that effect.
• She looked smart briefly, holding the white espresso cup near her delicate red lips, and afterward I saw a little tear shaping toward the edge of her exquisite eyes. She gave me a raised eye.
• "Mr. Anderson, may I speak with you? It's simply that I can't converse with my folks, it is excessively humiliating. They won't know, won't you?