"I had to agree with him, and after a moment, Wainwright admitted as much himself.We were silent for the next few minutes and then I saw we were fast ...pproaching several large, well lighted buildings off in the distance."Now," said Officer Quigley, "I would advise you to make the Casino your choice in the 'Olborn, afore you back home, sir, and then you may say you've seen the best of the bad places of London. The Casino is open till one o'clock to-night, I think, and we'll just be in time for. A few minutes later it was all cleared and we were on our way out of there.So much for my vow to stay to the end of the time trials. The only things more boring than the 400 meter freestyle are the 800 and 1500, which, except for the start and finish, are like watching paint dry. Mom, Elaine and Drindy created minor consternation by following Greg and me into the almost empty boys' locker room, where Greg and I self consciously stripped, showered, and dressed, while Drindy giggled and played. All I could think to do was hang on and be brave when the time came for the showdown that was coming. Somehow I had to be hell-on-wheels, against hell. If that wasn’t enough confusion or one lifetime, I didn’t know what was.Taking a break from worrying about Abby, I relaxed enough to enjoy watching her sleep. She looked so innocent and helpless. My whole body reacted to her purity and kindness. Even asleep she looked like an angel ... One of God’s rare angels was sleeping beside me and I was. She could have passed for sixteen. I glanced at Jill who shrugged, "Early bloomer." I'll say," I said."Aren't you going to ask mom how old she is?" Caitlyn asked."I don't see any reason to start our relationship off by forcing your mom to lie. You see, Caitlyn, girls are funny. Up until about their early twenty's but especially in their teens, girls all want to be older than they are. After that, they all want to be younger than they are. In fact, most women never make it past twenty-nine years.