"Darlene nodded dully.I grinned. "I talked to Paula. She and the other cheerleaders would like you to try out after school today."Darlene's face lite ...p. "You mean it?" I nodded. Darlene surged forward and hugged me. A pretty good trick, since I'd been pressed against Tami's back. "Oh, God, I can't believe it."Tami had stepped to the side when Darlene grabbed me and was watching us with an amused smile. Darlene noticed and let go of me so fast you'd think I had leprosy."I'm sorry, I didn't. "Then Tamsin turned her back on me and strode away into the crowd. After watching her retreat Albert turned to me."William, I'm afraid your daughter has only ever heard a very one-sided account of ... her parents divorce. It never did help that you and Hyacinth did not see eye to eye in the first place." I was never good enough for Shona in her mother's eyes, sir!" I replied."No one could ever have been good enough for Hyacinth, William. I don't think even my brother fulfils that description in. “I absolutely love it,” Deena added.“So do I, Deena,” Cindy giggled. “I still enjoy the looks when I walk into an FBO and they’re waiting for the pilot to show up.”“Like today?”“Well, they saw me on the last trip, but that was our little Cessna 180. This time, this big ol’ twin… Stretches their ideas of possibilities,” Cindy said. “Haley, I need to get YOU checked out. You’re littler than me, shorter, and you’ll wow ‘em for sure.”“I’m all for that,” I said. “Like being a 4.0 in high school. This meant that two would ride in the front seat and the two in the back had to squeeze into one seat. Since Mrs. James had spent the better part of the day drinking in the condo we all agreed that Matt and his girlfriend would take the front seat and I would join Mrs. James in the back. I packed up a cooler with enough bourbon and coke to keep everyone but the driver well supplied for the long ride back home. The weather was not good and traffic down the mountain was terrible. It was stop and.