Thanks for the cue, Aeval. I wasn't sure how to get out of this jam, but the thought occurs to me now, that Sukey can be a "distraction", and Dukey can make his awkward getaway before anything happens to him.<br/><br/>Also, Sybl...prepare yourself for a forbidden romance, since that seems to be where we're headed, with Mr. Klutz out for blood, and the fact that the more Dukey tries to fix things, the more he digs himself a deeper hole. I'm thinking clandestine meetings, a rendezvous during the night, that sort of thing. Daddy's gonna forbid Clara from seeing Dukey, I just know it. But maybe Sukey can "calm him down", or "bring out his softer side".<br/><br/>I'll post next. Here goes...