"That way! West mostly! I mean I'm going to end up in California Ithink. Maybe Oregon. Not sure yet? Decided to take a few months off toget the taste ...f the military out of my mouth," I said and then added,"And you?" Me? I'm headed home after I drop these oranges off. That's Nevada ifyou're looking to go that far. Your welcome to tag along cause I gotnothing else to put in that seat. And, just for the record, my friendscall me Mom. You can call me Mom, but that means you'll have to becomea. It’s more like two good friends having dinner and listening to each other complain.’ ‘Never seen you make this much fuss for a friend,’ Floyd mumbled as he began cutting again. Martin thought that Floyd was being ridiculous. He needed to spruce up and he and Sally needed to have a night where they could show off a bit. It was important for them to display the fact that their respective exes weren’t going to ruin their lives, try as they might. Martin had arranged to meet Sally at the restaurant. Her grandparents brought her over and moved in with us. Her grandfather, luckily, is a world-renowned coach in kickboxing.My sister, Cat, got her slender build and beauty from her mother but she is nearly my height and her breasts are definitely more American than Asian, a gift from my father's side. "Ready for tennis?" she laughs, lifting her tennis racket with a smile. It was customary for me to warm down by going out to the tennis courts with my sister. We had grown close from the many hours. "Since today you start weight training, there are a few machines that I want you to know that most of you will be trying today. Firstly, the Bicept Curls, is where you will be lifting weights, but since you are all only in grade eight, I surely hope most of you will be able to lift ten pounds," Mr. Richard said, looking at all of us while we all laughed and I grinned, elbowing my friend Shyla who yelped, rubbing her arm and giggled as I kept looking at the teacher and then at Matt, who was.