Next time, win or lose, but no more ties."Kelly stood. "On behalf of the team..." and blew me a loud raspberry before sitting back down."I will be tak...ng applications for the NEW team captain right after we're done here." Predictably, Kelly stuck her tongue out. "We tied, and have I mentioned that I hate ties?Several more tongues shot out."But the team we tied took third in the district last year and last week beat the team that took second, so we'll settle for a tie. This once."Not settling. At least he was going to try to help!"Mom?" he asked a little tentatively, "did you do the laundry yet?" No baby. I'll get to it in a little while. There isn't any big hurry is there?" Well yes there is," he added just a bit more firmness to his voice. "Would you please do the laundry for me? I'll need it tomorrow." Sure, honey. I'll do it here in a little bit." Again he didn't think her eyes left the TV."Okay, Mom. Thanks." Turning he left the room to make his journal entries.DAY/TIME:. In person, she was beautiful and charming and had one of the sharpest minds he had ever encountered. In bed, she was just as uninhibited as the Gemini girls, and, increasingly, Liam found himself drawn to her in most inappropriate and unprofessional ways.Stephanie, though she did her best not to encourage him in any way, could not help but notice his growing affection, and neither could the others. To his astonishment, Liam felt the others, including Darren, sympathizing with him instead of. ” They all smile when they head out on their various errands.Family VisitKim has an hour or so of quiet thought time before movement at the doorway lets him know his family are visiting when his mother and sister walk into the room. Seeing him turn to smile at them has them both smiling back at him. They cross the room and give him a hug each.He turns to his mother, “Mum, how are you feeling about all this?”“Oh, Kim! I’m so upset! I don’t know what to do or which way to turn. I can’t think.