It didn’t help that she smiled when she said it. Of course I proceeded to blow off practice for another week. When I arrived at her house on Monday,...the first thing she did was ask me if I had been practicing. With last week’s warning in mind, I said yes, of course I’d been practicing, though it quickly became obvious that I hadn’t been when I wasn’t playing any better than last week. She stopped me halfway through an exercise and told me to stand up. I did as she said, feeling rather guilty.. I'm also pretty sure they're not willing to take a chance on someone as old as I am." You're not old, Karen, although unfortunately you may have figured out how the corporate world works. Look, I have a couple of people who owe me favors, and it just might be time to cash one or two of them in. I'm not going to be able to make you an automatic hire. You'll have to demonstrate that you have the skill needed for the position available. And you'll have to work in another department. I don't think. I looped my left arm over Abbey's left shoulder and let her rest her head back against me, she moaned softly as she settled back, comfortable and content. It felt so good to have her so close, I looked back at Julie and nodded.She raised her eyebrows, maybe in surprise, but I thought more like an acceptance of a challenge that I hadn't knowingly initiated. Oh god, what was she going to do now?I had lost interest in the movie by now anyway, my concentration flitting between the screen and the. Our daddy is an engineer at a city project and mommy would be the financial manager of the said project. So, Sis and i were left on our own. This made her "abusive" for she brought in Aidrian who was 3 yrs older than Michelle. She was so flirty on him in the living room that she had me on my own room."Damn!" I thought.What happened for the next few hours was terrifying. I was about to sleep when i saw a glimpse of light from my sister's door and a moan from a couple's enjoyment. When i sneaked.