"Clara, wait!" Dukey stated with a touch more force than he intended. He proceeded out of the barn after her. "It's not like that. I just thought that, since you two know each other, and he's a man of the Lord and all, well, he couldn't possibly do you any harm, right? That's why I stayed silent, not because I believe him over you. My Mom taught me to respect people in a position of authority, especially religious authority."<em>Man, these women are complicated,</em>he thought. "Look. If you want, I'll punch his lights out. He'll need those shades to cover two black eyes when I'm done with him.<br/><br/>"There he is, now," he said as he spied the holy man. "Alright, you! What kind of nonsense are you filling her head with?"