“That was fun,” Williamson said.
“I told you,” Bella Lisa said, victoriously.
“You were great.”
“Thanks. You shot off like a cannon.”
“Now let’s get out of here before the crowd attacks you.”
Williamson saw Luman struggling to block the way of two men who were trying to get backstage.
“Meet us in front!” he yelled at Luman.
“OK, boss!” Luman yelled back.
“Let’s escape out the back door, before you get mobbed.”
The two lovers snuck out undetected and Cogworthy picked them up in the limo at the back of the theater. Luman slipped through the mass of people in the front of the building and met them. Bella Lisa escaped unharmed. They sat close together in the back seat, Williamson’s arm around Bella Lisa’s shoulder, holding her tight.
“You know what; I haven’t eaten anything but you a
