"Well, thank you. I feel much better now, but... " he paused with a fake worried look on his face, "... now you know my secret. I hope you don't blab that I'm Super Hobbit!"

We both laughed, and I told him I might for the right amount of cash. After a while, I started staring at his package.

"Hey, my face is up here!" Dom said. When I looked up, he made a sly glance towards my vegetable patch. Yes, I have a vegetable patch!

"Dom, is that a carrot in your boxers or are you just happy to see me?" I huffed in playful disgust. "And I thought your crop looting days were over!" I shook my head.

"Darn, you have x-ray vision, too!" He stood up then said, "OK, you caught me. Being an honorable hobbit, I will come clean." He dropped his boxers to his ankles, kicked them away, then sat down again.

That angelic imp! He still had my carrot!