After the sauna we went to the kitchen and I drained the water from the chicken, then rinsed the bowl and filled it with buttermilk. I put the chicken...in the buttermilk to soak and put the bowl back in the refrigerator. The girls and I played pool and watched some MTV until it was time to bread and then fry the chicken in the oven. While the chicken was frying, I boiled potatoes to make mashed potatoes, and made some country gravy. Kara made a tossed salad and Stephanie helped me with the. We talked for a moment and I asked if I could take her out if she didn't have a boyfriend. She said she just happened to be in-between boyfriends so yes she would go out with me. Later she told me she didn't usually go out with someone after just meeting him. She liked to get to know the person a little first.After the first date she was hooked and we went through the beginning stages of a relationship very quickly. Before I knew it I was asking her to marry me. I thought she would say she had. It isn't natural."Ann Marie gave her slender shoulders a hug. "That's what makes it so much fun!"Gayle looked at her aunt like she was crazy. Then she finished her beer with a gulp. Ann Marie got her another one and took one for herself."Here, take a little brandy with it. I want to loosen you up. This can really be fun," she giggled. "Bath time for Captain Marvel." I really don't..." But the brandy glass was in her fingers and she tipped it up. There was something about her aunt's fun-loving. She was constantly waiting for someone to come get her to take her for another of the endless tests that were keeping an eye on her brain.When Jane showed up, it was a welcome diversion, and when the woman actually presented her with her iPod, Mindy almost cried with relief. She wore the earbuds almost all the time after that, letting the device cycle randomly through the thousand songs she’d put on it.Jane’s repeated visits were a little confusing to Mindy. She understood that this woman might.