"OK, Mom. I'll figure something out." This must be a real date," she said firmly. "No fooling around with a quick movie and a burger. She deserves the...best you can come up with on short notice." And so I was hooked. I left her there with that damn smile of hers and went off to have dinner at Tony's.Now I love my sister very much. She and I had always been close even if I did think she was a pest at times. So there I was sitting at Tony's waiting for my dinner and trying to think what the hell I. In the same second that she turned and darted for the door, Tom lunged for the towel -- almost tackling her."No, Mr. Eddie's father, no!" she shouted, ducking down beneath his arm."Mrs. Livingston," he said, trying to get out of her way. But his wet feet slipped on the tiles and he had to lunge out for support. The closest thing to grab, as it happened, was Mrs. Livingston.She began to lose her balance as well and they fell over, almost in slow motion, as their hands grabbed for the walls and. I used to share my name with the not entirely unknown Sean Connery, but I’ve gone by the name of Sean Perez for many, many years now.’ His self-deprecating smile as he said his name was replaced by a serious expression as he continued. ‘Edward, who happens to own a cute little dog named Alfred and who also happens to be your closest neighbor has told me about your situation and I know that you don’t want to be here and why. Elena that met and guided us here will make sure that the doctors and. Janet, Drew and June were busy at thesink, Joanne was dumping stuff in a plastic trashbag, and Mel and Betsywere at the kitchen table sipping on cokes. All suspiciously innocent."So," Danielle said while putting away plates. "Had a good talk?" Pretty okay," Nikki dimpled. We deposited our stuff by the sink."So," I said. "When's this 'planning session' starting?"***** (Janet) *****We all moved back into the living room."So what now?" Danny asked. "Not like I'm suspicious or anything."Good.