Chuckling, she told Corey, "She's not really that bad." "Yeah she is" He grinned back. Still smiling, Emily said "Nah. It's just that you're h...r son.She just takes her role as your Mom a little too seriously at times."Stretching a little, she continues "You only get to see that side ofher, but she's not always like that." Corey shrugged, knowing that shewas probably right. Corey talked with his Auntie Em for a little while longer,mostly about his Mom. He chuckled as his aunt. Jason heard the shower turn off, and then the sounds of his aunt drying herself, daydreams running through his head all the while. The bathroom door opened, and he heard her walking down the hall. As she drew near to passing by his room, Jason stood up abruptly and headed towards his door. He wasn’t thinking, wasn’t planning. He just had to know for sure. And then he could forget all about this nonsense.He opened his door swiftly just as Sarah was passing by. She made a squeak of surprise,. Of course, when I had first met her, it had all been different… I was at school, laughing with my best friend Alice, when I first saw her. I didn’t realize then, the amount of love I would one day feel for this girl. All I knew then was that I wanted to know her. I wanted to know everything about her I could, and for some odd, unexplainable reason, I guess she wanted to know me too. We were never best friends. We didn’t have enough classes together for that. We didn’t really have much in common. “I think I’ll have a glass of champagne,” said Linda.“Yes, ma’am,” he said with difficulty and without looking her in the face. He imagined that she was smiling at his words but didn’t want to find out.“I’ll take a scotch on the rocks,” said Linda’s companion.“Yes, sir, coming right up.”An hour later Bruce was relieved by his friend Bill and allowed, finally, to wander into the main room and have a drink. Standing in a corner he surveyed the gathering and recognized some of his friends from the.