”To be honest, I really still didn’t understand why Alberts were so generous towards me; but I wasn’t going to look the gift horse in the mouth....If they wanted to give me an ‘advance’, and somehow have that reduced even month, I wasn’t going to complain.Lisa and I continued to make progress on the garden beds in the yard; where we had dug the cow manure in the soil was looking good. The worm farm was starting to produce a good supply of ‘castings’, once we had a decent amount we would dig that. She followed and, for the moment, we were all business. I wanted to get this done and get the fuck out of there. She had a tiny $15 U-Haul filled with boxes and little bits of furniture.I grabbed a big box. "Can you pile another one on top please?" I asked her. She grabbed a smallish one and placed it on the big box I was already holding. It was still light. "I can handle about one or two more," I told her."Hmm, showing off are we?" she teased me, making eye contact with me and giggling before. I like him too, but I’m not ready to make the commitment to move in with him. For one thing, it would kill my mom. She dreams of me marrying a white boy, preferably some insurance salesman or accountant, so he can provide a ‘life of ease’ for me. I really have no interest in that. She’s been with many men, and once when I asked if she’d rather be rich or free to live the way she wants, she readily chose to keep her freedom. Then she realized my question was designed to give me ammo for our. She never too any risks in life unless pushed by her friends, but Stace suspected she had a deeply hidden exhibitionist streak to her, if college didn't bring her out of her shell, Stace intended to.To Amy's left, blonde, fit Brandi drank her champagne. Brandi wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, but she had an amazing body, which she worked hard for, in fact, she was studying to earn her license as a personal trainer.Finally, there was poor, nerdy, skinny Ted. Ted was smart (going to college.