Her words confused me as I hadn?t botheredto bring a present and I really didn?t know what she was talking about.? Also, Kelly was no where in sight w...ich wasstrange since it was her party.? Theobvious giggling of the two sat on the sofa didn?t make me feel any bettereither.? None of my friends bothered toreact to what Keisha had said and I didn?t take thisas a good sign. I was startled from my daydream when Chelsea casuallysnapped her fingers, resulting in an immediate response from Emma.? I. ’ Mom moved till she was closer to the door and her voice came to me clearer. Heartbreakingly so. ‘To begin with, he’s done with football as anything other than a fan. I don’t even want Denis playing in the yard with you and his brothers.’ ‘What?’ ‘I will not see him getting hurt trying to do something his body wasn’t meant for.’ I heard a light switch click then and the light under the doorway vanished. Then I heard blankets being moved, a cloth on cloth sound. The squeak of bedsprings. ‘Now,. His cheeks were tense from holding back a smile of his own. Lee, down to only his briefs, folded. Raul threw his pants into the pot and I stared across the table at Damon. Was he trying to muscle me? Scare me off? Or did he really have a decent hand? Last time I tried to call his bluff I paid for it, and now I was in a similar boat. I was either going to reclaim my lead with this hand or end up naked. Maybe Damon wasn’t thinking straight, his mind clouded by my curves. Maybe he was being greedy. Then he hung upthe phone. "Ms. Simmons, I need you to wait here for just a moment. Oneof our managers would like to speak to you before you leave theregistration desk." Is there a problem?" asked Lois."Not that I'm aware of," replied the clerk.Lois fought back paranoid thoughts. "Surely this is not about my past.Don't tell me there is still a discrimination problem at this place andtime."Seconds later a smartly-dressed young woman walked over. "Thank you,Harry," she said to the clerk. "Go over.