"Her eyes were quiet, but they read, they read him and he felt naked inan almost bad way. It was a feeling that was not new to him, and he wasused to ...t. He always felt exposed, and sort of creeped out when heleft his little apartment. But he wasn't used to the burning intensityof the incredibly beautiful lady before him. Chapter III Portland, Oregon, January 6, 2005Randolf Gray wore the same suit and tie that he had worn the daybefore, when, at the conclusion of the interview with Ms. Torez,. Give it some thought. Okay?” she said. I nodded, and then she was gone. **** Visitation was no longer a court requirement. Oddly, though, I was still getting visits from Jenna, usually on the third weekend of every month just as had been ordered by the courts so long ago, five years ago. Well, I was still getting visits on “my” weekend, but they had become more sporadic. She still missed some weekends: she was busy, she didn’t feel well, the list of excuses was long and not very imaginative.. " Hannah wiggled her tongue near Holly's ear as theyhad some pretend fun.They both shared some laughs naked and then stopped as Holly put up herhand."Did you hear that?" asked Holly as they stopped moving."Yeah, what the hell?" said Hannah as they both listened for a fewseconds."There's no one there," Holly broke the silence. "This old locker roomjust has so many creaks. I hear it all the time, but sometimes it justfreaks me out a little." I know it's creepy sometimes when we are here alone,". It's only my biological family that I'm ashamed of.One day my mother returned home with a look about her that I simply didn't recognize. After greeting me with a kiss she gently placed her hand on my cheek, looked deeply into my eyes and asked, “How was your day baby”? Staring at her with this look about her that I just didn't recognize, I watched Momma walk into the kitchen with a lightness of step that I had never really seen and a look on her face of pure peace and satisfaction. I.