The singer was shaking, dark eyes telling on herself even if she hadn’t yet found her words. She didn’t know what she wanted, only that it was imp...ssible to look away, each of Cat’s moans echoing deep within her bones. In the dark, it was hard to tell what was real and what was sheer wishful thinking, Tori letting out a shaky breath at the sight of Jade winking her way, subtle and every bit taunting.Once again, the youngest of the three caught everyone off guard, “Don’t you.. don’t you want. Itwasn't a far walk but the little we had left was done in silence. Wefinally entered when she blurted out, "My name's Chloe!" Dammit! I told you not to say anything!" I couldn't help it! That lady did something and I just had to blurt itout!" Ugh. Well, now it's gone right? You're old name?" She looked at me witha confused look and then seemed to be lost in thought. When she camearound she looked more confused and worried." I don't-" Something about accepting your new name makes you forget. To my Georgia visitors, it was a revelation.“You should see the place Maria abandoned when she married my dad,” I said. “Makes this house look like a hovel.”“That’s not true!” Maria said, laughing. “I love this house.”“What’s a hovel?” Tad wanted to know.“The Martinez family is an institution in this town – hell, in the whole state!” I said. “They’ve been here since all us Anglos were still painting ourselves blue someplace back in Europe.”“That’s just our cover story,” Maria said. “Actually,. Flashbacks from some hard days in high school."Nikki giggled. "I told 'im he needed to get his head in the game, Mister Jenkins. He knows this stuff."Jenkins smiled. "You just keep up the work, Miss Nikki. What'd you make in Algebra 1?" 'C's'," she said softly. "But I didn't try hard. This time I'm trying. And I have support."I smiled. "She's got support."He laughed. "More than a lot of kids get. She says that she and Madison are studying together." That's what she said. Madison seems to like.