." And we definitely mean that as a compliment," Nikki said, giving hernewest friend's hand a gentle squeeze."Honestly, none of us would've guessed," ...lexa said softly."Thanks," Jenna said with a tired chuckle. "I - I'm guessing you wantthe whole story, then?" Only if you want to tell it," Nikki replied."I do," Jenna said, before taking a deep breath to compose herself.The three guests sat and listened intently as Jenna described her earlylife - how her parents had rarely been around, how she'd. I wanted nothing to do with them and no way did I feel part of them. Don't get me wrong - they didn't bother me and I wouldn't badmouth them; I just didn't feel that I could relate to them. So I guess you could say I was an arrogant son of a bitch.Well, I've changed now. Sure as fuck I've moved on and you wouldn't recognise me. And I don't just mean my appearance though God knows that has changed, too. No I'm talking about the real me, the me inside that was always there but needed a real tough. Holy shit! We pulled on our gis and headed for the field."It looks like a sedate group this morning," I said to Rhonda as I watched Rose greet the audience and get them seated. Six men and a lone woman. Then Grace joined them. Rhonda invited her so there would at least be a second woman in the audience. It's supposed to be a women's talk show."Don't bet on it," Rhonda laughed. "Unlike Senator Lugar, Representative Lane arrived alone in a beat up Ford Taurus. Her audience is the Bloomington. I was glad I wore jeans and a nice shirt to match her. I had hoped she would be wearing something similar. There just weren't that many places a teen would want to go, where you got dressed up."Are you sure you want to go out with David?" Cal asked."I'm right here," I complained."Don't worry, I think our daughter sees other things in him," Lacy said, causing Cal and me to blush.Who knew Lacy could be naughty. I was ready to leave! Like, right now. I grabbed Pam's hand and we made a hasty.