"Steve opens the door to Mike's room, and walks right in. Sarah waits at the top of the stairs just a few feet away, and watches as Steve comes back o...t."Hmm, he's not in here." Steve then comes back down the stairs, and asks their mom where he might be. Ericka doesn't know where he is either, and Darren is still working. Sarah goes into the kitchen for a drink, and Steve continues to talk to Ericka."Weird, he told me we'd be playing games today. I haven't been at school though, since I've been. That's why I brought this back. Youwill eat." She forced me into a chair. I resisted by squirming andwhining, but she won out. Damn was she stronger than she looked."Now eat!" she ordered. I grabbed the least distasteful item, which wasrice, and looked around for utensils. Crissy handed me a pair of chopsticks. I argued and complained that I didn't know how to use these andI wanted a fork right now, but she refused and insisted I use the littlewooden instruments. I decided to make as big a mess. " Why?" An obvious question, he knew it was coming."Because there's another place, back home in Chocowinity like this place, only stronger. Much stronger. You'll see. You'll find out the rest of that story while we are there for your birthday."And like Dad did with my fainting spell that first day on the ledge, I just let it go, knowing there was more to it, but willing to wait until the right time to get my answers.Dad and I didn't let our new project go however, we spent the next year trying. Fuck me."Laughing, "Okay!" she spread her legs. "Only no fore play. Just a quickie."After showering, they dressed. For the first time he saw her in slacks. "It's easier to get off and back on when I try on new things."She drove to the Gurnee Mills Mall. They found a place to park near the doors to Nordstroms. "Now we get down to some serious shopping," she smiled, hopping out and heading for the store while Josh still was trying to get out of his seat belt. He caught up to her by sprinting in.