I continue to love this story more and more as it evolves, and this new section is no exception. One of my favorite things is the use of detail about the condition of the vineyard and how it changes under care and reflects Clark's emotional state. The entire second paragraph is great, and I also adore this:

May takes firm hold, and the wind gusts with a hint of summer in it. The vines grow bolder, their roots nursing the soil, leaves turned cheerfully up toward the sun, the meaty tendrils shifting lazily in the breeze.

Beautiful!

I was so tense during this reading, though,waiting for the other shoe to drop, that I forgot about the whole underwear in the truck thing! I'm going to have to read this again now that I know Clark's not busted...yet...