Ok?" Ok," Quinn smiled, knowing that Ann's attitude was just a show forBarbara's sake. "You're all dressed up, too. Are you going out todinner?"Ann no...ded. "It's payday, so I am taking Barbie out to thank her forhelping you so much. I suppose that I should take her someplace evenmore expensive than I'd planned, now that she's spent even more moneyon you." She's just being Annie," Barbara laughed. "You two go have a goodtime." Ok," Quinn smiled and gave his sister a kiss."You look amazing,. I overheard him whisper to Tom. "You love her, right?" I do and if I ever hurt her, you'll hurt me." Something like that," Jamaal grinned evilly.Tom laughed and I caught his eyes looking into mine as he responded. "I've been looking for someone like your sister for years and luckily I finally found her. I've given myself to Vanessa completely." Better you than me," he laughed.Tom never stopped looking at me and turned his attention back to my brother. "You're young. One day, you'll meet a woman. They cut into the 7-11 next to me then came back out unwrapping a fresh pack and asked for a light.He seemed a little nervous so I prompted if he lived around here and he kind of laughed and just said something about nearby but in another city. Telling him to relax and just ask he stammered if there was somewhere close we could go. I motion to the alley to my left or the park across the road or rooms in the bookstore and ask him what he wants. He was very clean cut in a suit and obviously not. I learned how to change diapers, give him baths and all the rest. The one thing neither of us had to do was fix a bottle. Mandy nursed her son.We had all grown so close there was no thought given when she would relax on the big soft chair in our front room and watch TV while nursing. I wouldn't want anybody to get the wrong idea from her doing this. It wasn't like she sat down, stripped herself half naked while in front of us. Mandy would open her blouse, drop the flap of her nursing bra and.