When Suzie was five, she broke the cookie jar. Still holding the cookie in her hand, she solemnly swore that she was nowhere near the cookie jar when ...t mysteriously fell off the counter. Sam tossed a ball through the window when he was seven. He claimed it wasn’t him although he was the only one around and was wearing a baseball mitt. Eleven years later, Suzie is sixteen and Sam is eighteen. Mom and Dad should have gotten over the fibs told by a young dumb kids, but sometimes, parents can’t. That meant that they could each come and go as they pleased, that they would have no real expectations of one another. She had always thought that was what she wanted in a relationship, but it felt strange to be alone after they had shared such a passionate night. Before, they always spent mornings together drinking coffee and chatting before they went their separate ways. She had missed that when they had broken up, but had eventually grown used to being on her own. She had been expecting that. "Dad nodded and then grunted. "Hell, Shakespeare! Not a bad analogy. Maybe she's right." What?" Romeo and Juliet. I read it with your mom in twelfth grade English, back in 1966... You want to know what this might be about? My granddad and Melanie's great grandfather had a legal dispute once, about a bank loan. Gus won, and Melanie's great granddad took it personal... real personal..."I grimaced and whined, "But that was ages ago! Why spend your life fighting your grandfather's war?"My dad. Sandy's a really good babysitter. We're lucky to have her, and if she's going to be fired then I'll be the one to do it, and I say she stays!" Then turning to Sandy, she said, "You can go home tomorrow. Andy won't be there, and you'll never see him again."Sandy gave her a questioning look, and Bonnie simply said, "I'll explain later. For now, just go back to the shelter, and I'll see you tomorrow." Okay, Mrs. D," replied the young woman, and after glancing at David, she quickly left the.