Yes, I'm messing her up. Isn't that my job?" You shtinker," she grinned. "Vat brings you here on such a nice day?" We're out walking, stopped in to sa... hi. Missy, this is Miriam, she owns the shop. Miriam, this is my girlfriend, Missy." Ah! Zo you finally find nice girl, eh?" Miriam said. "Nice to meet you," she said to Missy.And, yes, Mom caught it. "Girlfriend?" she said with a grin."As of about an hour ago," I grinned back."Congratulations!" We chatted for a bit, and I noticed Missy. . Right?" He looked up at me and I nodded, unbuttoning his Levi's and pulling that zipper down slow. "I've never ... Done this."He swallowed hard, staring at my long brown fingers in the weird yellow glow of the streetlights around us. I was standing with my legs straight and slightly spread in the open door, bending over at the waist, with my long black hair falling around my face. Some people walked by and a car was pulling into the parking lot, but they didn't matter. I was reaching into. They had been together since their Sophmore year. She knew the distance would be hard on them. Even though the time was short. And even though they were going to two different colleges, they would be in the same state. So visiting each other would not be difficult. All she had to do was survive two weeks without him, and everything would be all right.She heard the busses start to hiss and knew their time was up. She let go of him and kissed him one last time. Remembering the warmth of his lips. ” “Get her out of here!” shouted Carmen. “She’s upsetting Bella.” “Why?” bawled Bella. “Why didn’t he love me?” Zane held her tight, stroked her hair and said, “It’s going to be all right sweetie. Let it out. Just let it out.” Bella wept into Zane’s chest, her body shook with sobs, make-up ran down her face staining Zane’s white shirt, and it seemed to all she was never going to stop crying. Thomas escorted Marlee out and told her to come back in the morning so her and Bella could work things.