She had to admit. It was nicenot having to worry about these things. As Emily poured herself somecereal Stephen got up and poured a cup of coffee for ...er. It took them amoment before they both realised that Emily normally did this forStephen.They both started to say something but then the doorbell rang. "I'll getit," Stephen announced. He had finished his breakfast anyway so heheaded out into the hall. Stephen checked his appearance in the mirrorbefore he caught himself. He shook his head and. Eduardo Pena is Ralph Ramirez's cousin, and he is a painter at the Dodge dealer here in Taylor. He promised me he would paint the truck for the cost of the paint. Hey, that kind of deal is hard to pass up. Besides, he had done such an excellent job on the bed and even clear coated the wood in the bed for me. But I may not get it all finished this weekend; I just remembered that I had to work all day Saturday, and the Leroys were coming over on Sunday. So I guess it would have to wait for. Emma had been a great sister to me even though wedid not always get on well together, and we had created an entireimaginary world together. That was before the cancer got her. After thatshe went downhill very fast, losing her hair to the attempts at treatment.Despite her doctor's advice, she started drinking alcohol near the end todull the pain, and died only a couple of months after being diagnosed.I could hear my mother crying in the next room and decided that she mustbe even more upset then. The body I thought of as utilitarian was transformed into a vision of seductive elegance.The man I hoped to impress gave a polite knock at the door.*Daryl whooped in unison with the multitudes packing Shea Stadium. Startled, I looked up in time to see the ball sail within a whisker of the foul line."You weren't even watching," he accused."Yes I was," I bristled, focusing penitently on the instant replay. It was ruled a fair ball, good for two runs. A third runner was tagged for the final out,.