I don't think she ever spent a dime of it. She said she'd throw that in, too.There was a new girl on the bus that first day of school. Becky and I too... the seat behind her.After the bus was rolling, she turned around and said, "I'm Tammy Ellison. We just moved in a couple of miles from here. Have you guys lived here long?" I'm Becky Delany, and this is my brother, Jed. Yeah, we've lived here all of our lives. Where did you move in from?" I lived in Columbus, Ohio until we moved here. There's. If you ever let that mane of hair down and fluffed it, or God forbid wear a dress that was higher than your knees, production would drop to zero. Don’t worry about it girl, own it. There’s a Handsome Prince out there with your name on him, you just have to find him.”I sighed. “What if I’ve already found him but he won’t get off his horse and storm the castle?”“Oh, so there is an object of your affections? This is the twenty-first century, child. If he won’t make the first move it’s up to. ’ ‘I did. I’m very worried about letting you live unsupervised up there.’ ‘She was reading your mind. Told me that until I graduate, she is making the rules.’ A loud cackle came from the phone. A laughing voice said, ‘Adrian, two women in your life may slow you down enough for the rest of us to keep up.’ The call wound down. He said, ‘I love you,’ and rang off. Instead of nervous tension, he slept well and rose early to prepare for classes. Maybe he did need two women in his life. On his way. I turned to see Mr. Reynolds coming up the driveway.“Tommy?” Mr. Reynolds questioned.“Yes, Mr. Reynolds,” I responded. “Your parents went to Atlanta to see your sister and their new grandchild,” he informed me. “They asked me to watch the house and collect the mail, since Gwen’s parent are also out of town. Oh sorry to hear about Gwen.”“Thank you, Mr. Reynolds. Do you have a key?” I asked.“No, I do not. There was no reason for me to get inside,” he answered. “Do you need me to give you a ride.