Think about it, prepare for it, and get ready."Damn, Cindy was direct, to the point, and sounded emphatic. I could only hope my women were going to be...able to get me out of this.When I walked into the reception area, Grenaline was displaying enough of her voluptuousness for a Saturday morning on the patio. I had to stop, stare, adjust my zipper, and then finally address both Grenaline and Sandy, who was there drooling over Jenny's daughter."Uh, Sandy, what are you doing here? And you,. After grabbing asandwich at a nearby take-away Kevin returned to the hotel, which againseemed like his only haven. Once again, Kevin pored over the paper plus another hehad brought back with him.?Things werecertainly looking desperate. He read through the second newspaper he had just broughtback with him. It was a local newspaper and featured alternativearticles, plus articles on music and bands. Kevin checked to see if it had anyadvertisements. He was happy to see that it did and he read. All I could think aboutwas how I would make it back to my room without too many people seeingme. I thought about what I say if someone confronted me. I'm a clown!I'm dressed for a show. I'm part of the ship's entertainment.Carla put a tissue in my hand and told me to blot my lips. I'd done itbefore and did what she asked me of me without asking how or why."All done," said Carla to my mother. "So what do you think about yourdaughter?" I think she looks beautiful," said Mom."Yes, very good," said. "Oh, you." She threw a french fry at me."Besides which I'm probably not the person you should apologize to." Don't push it, John." Why not?"Missy thought for a moment. "You gave me a lot to think about yesterday. I'm still not sure how I feel about some of it."I smiled and changed the subject. She was thinking and that was a step in the right direction. I wondered if she had ever been friends with anyone outside the popular clique before. All in all, it was a nice lunch.With Betty Lou.