Only, what would any such boy be doingin our living room?Mum was wearing a nightie, which suited a sophisticated woman of her ageand which was rather ...ess provocative than the red lace neglig?e that myolder sister, Cara, was wearing or the white silk and lace slip myyounger sister Sharon was wearing or the black silk and lace slip I waswearing.We had taken turns to paint each other's fingernails and toenails as wewatched the film and cried as Leo drowned. His drowning could have beensaid to. My brother was certainly no company. I found myself sitting next to him, holding his hand and talking to him a few times. I don't know that he knew I was there but I felt good about it. He's the only one I told about Darcy and Bill. Mom was still around but her attention was on Jeff. Though they wouldn't get married until Mom and Dad's divorce was final sometime in October, they spent a lot of time together. He always said he was checking up on Wes, but nobody really bought it. You don't need. Not unless you tell them. And it won't change things between us, if you don't let it. Remember all those games we used to play as k**s?" she asked me.I nodded."Well just think of this as one of those games. But an adult game. It doesn't have to be life changing. We're just experimenting. Trying new things. This way we can be close. Real close, like we always used to be, just a new game."I nodded again."Tell me. When you came in here, were you planning to do this?" I asked, curiously."Ha! Fuck. EXCUSESThese are actual excuse notes from parents (including spelling): God bless the American education system!My son is under a doctor's care and should not take P.E. today.Please execute him.Please excuse Lisa for being absent. She was sick and I had her shot.Dear School: Please ekscuse John being absent on Jan. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and also 33.Please excuse Gloria from Jim today. She is administrating.Please excuse Roland from P.E. for a few days. Yesterday he fell out of a tree and.