"You bet," Brenda said as she laid her hand on Tad's arm'Tad placed his other hand on Brenda's and they walked to the bar. Tadhanded Brenda her glass ...f wine and he took a glass of red."Have you worked for Melissa for very long Brenda?" he asked."I guess I've been there for almost five months." I would have visited if had known you were there." I bet you say that to all the girls," Brenda giggled."Only the pretty ones," he replied. "Where are you from?" California, why do you ask?" Because. She wasn’t a jealous type, it was more of a focus thing for her. She wanted their focus on her and on their cheering, not on each other. She thought it may be time for a one-on-two after dinner tonight. “So, what are we going to do about this little love affair between my two best girls?” Coach asked, after closing all the shades and sitting in her living room, motioning for the girls to sit. “Us, Coach Natasha? We’re just having fun with each other, it’s nothing serious,” Vick. We ended up opening presents sometime after ten. Mom loved her necklace and Dad thanked me repeatedly for the book I’d gotten him. As for me, I got a couple of video games, a couple of nice sweaters and Mom’s traditional gift of some of the loudest socks she could find.“Enjoy this while you can, Lily,” Dad told Mom. “When the grandkids come along, we’ll be back on the dawn patrol.”“I’m sure we have a few years yet,” Mom shot back as she gave me a pointed look. “Don’t we?”“Only because Becky. And I was torn. Of course I needed to let her give me the admission stamp, but then, Anne’s words – whatever happens – raced around my head, and I just stood there, my mouth opening and closing like a fish’s, my cheeks flushed a bright red, and my chest heaving. “What’s she got behind her back?” The woman, Lucy, wanted to know, and her lips grew tighter. Her fingernails started to drum an impatient rhythm on the counter. “Got anything to hide, Bunnie?” “N – no, Lucy”, I managed to stammer, but.