The pirates had roughed him up a little bit, he thought that it was more for form's sake than from any real animosity.They had brought an extra horse ...or Tommy to use, since the pirate captain was using Tommy's old one. They rode to town, and Tommy gave a very good appraisal of the pirates' capabilities. They were pretty sloppy with the treatment of their guns, and Tommy doubted that the pirates could get much reliable use from them. He thought that the pirate guns would be dangerous, but the. “Jason, as your mother and I have told you and Kelly you two have to decide what’s good for you. You can’t base your lives on anyone else’s. I tried swapping because it’s something your mother wanted. There aren’t many things I won’t do for her. Now, I’m into it as much as she is,” Dad said.“I know we have to choose our own paths, but I also don’t want to hold Kelly back because of my insecurities. She told me we didn’t have to do it again if I didn’t want to, but somehow it doesn’t seem fair. .." she whispered. I did. In an instant I felt the heavy wig being fit in place. I felt the soft curls around my face, shoulders and down the middle of my back! "Open..." She said wrapping an arm around my waist and turning me all at once. My eyes focused just as the two of us stopped in front of the mirror. We were twins! About the same height, same build, same coloring, same long blonde curls. "Greg is going to be so happy... YOU are going to make him so happy..."With that the door opened.. “Does it hurt?”She wanted to say no. That it didn’t hurt. That she was perfectly fine. Those words didn’t seem right though as his fingertip grazed the curve of her ankle. All she seemed capable of was an up and down nod that had more to do with his touch and less to do with the pain she actually felt.It would be swollen in no time flat, that was for certain. Oddly, she found herself entranced just watching his finger slide against her skin. “Does your lucky leprechaun hurt?”“My what?” He.