Mike grinned and put in fifteen cents, then another twenty-five.Somebody knocked as I watched Phil. His hand hovered over his change. He only had two ...uarters there. Finally, he tossed his cards into the middle, along with a comment I won't repeat.Jimmy got off the bed and went to the door. "Hi, Coach," he said after opening it. The coach walked into the motel room. I tried to look thoughtful as I tossed in thirty-five cents. Then I smiled as fakely as I could and tossed in another. Antha kama padathil ilamaiyana paiyan veru oru paiyanai vaaiyil sunniyai vittu umba vaithaan. Pinbu avan soothil sunniyai vittu matter adika aarambithaan, athai paarkum pozhuthu enaku seenu niyabagam thaan varugirathu. Ithu varai naan pengal idam ethaiyum pesiyathu kidaiyaathu, athanaal thaan enaku en nanban meethu kaama aasai vara aarambithathu. Avanai naan kathal seiya aarambithen, oru naal avan veetirku sendrsu irunthen iruvarum ondraaga thaan paduthu kondu irunthom. Appozhuthu en kaiyai. She got all of the fun and pleasure without any of the pressure for the future, enjoying the freedom having us for a family allowed her without any expectations for her to ever settle down and have kids. For now, she could focus on her career, just the way she liked it.Dawn settled into her groove as my “best friend/twin”, the way Dayna was to Brandi and DJ to Brooke. No more soulmate pressure. No more expectations for our future. As romantic partners we could potentially fail, but as siblings. . I don't think so." I'll buy." I interrupted.A slight smile crossed her lips. "Could I please have a Coke? If you don't mind, I think I'd like a Coke."She agreed when I suggested she use the store's restroom to freshen up while I bought our Cokes. As she returned to my truck, I could see she was a tiny thing standing about 4" 11" and weighing less than 100 pounds. Her straight, black hair framed a cute round face. She had stopped crying and even tried to smile a bit as I handed her the Coke..