”“Swimming in it is the right amount.” Alexis made the plate float over to Sophie, who started eating them.-------------------------------Matt a...so woke up alone that morning, but it wasn’t nearly as bad for him, since he wasn’t as used to waking up to the feeling of nude skin touching his own. He thought of what had happened the previous day. Had he blown his chance of having a girlfriend? Perhaps, but someone had to stop her. Matt didn’t bother calling Sophie that morning. Frankly he didn’t. It very soon developed into a classic ‘keep up with the Jones” competition. And guess what? My father, who had been one of the loudest to shout about Rocky and his friends being there, had Rocky make the largest gates in the road for our house. Not that dad ever bothered to close the things. Every-time I passed the building I would stop to watch Rocky at work through the ever-open Smithy door. Often I would go there without the dog just to watch him work. I was truly fascinated by not only. In fact, it was a gorgeous day. One like he’d never seen before.Nothing was like he had ever seen.Then he heard a rustle in the bushes nearby. For some reason that made his whole body tense up like something wonderful was about to happen.The meadow was quite large. At the far edge, the woods curved around out of sight. It was over there that he heard the rustling.Suspicious and anxious, he started that way tentatively, still not sure if any of it was real, but enjoying the whole event,. “Dad, I think the girls need a better car.”“What’s wrong with the Falcon?”“Well, Dad, the Falcon is alright but it lacks panache. I have some excellent choices in mind that would be adequate replacements.”“I don’t suppose that you getting your license in a couple of months has anything to do with your sudden concern for your sisters’ social standing,” Charles said.“I hadn’t thought of it that way before, but it would be good for my rep too,” Jake said innocently.They laughed as each realized.