“Yes, like me and mom.” “Did you have to get married? Because of me?” “You were the best thing that ever happened to us.” “Did you have ...o get married?” I decided right then that I was going to be honest with my daughter for the rest of her life. No more pretending. She was old enough to deserve and expect honest answers. “Yes,” I said. “So when does it get easier to control your hormones? Am I a freak? I can’t help what I do, almost every day. Sometimes more than once.” “No, you aren’t a. Ryan cringed just entering.It was a store that NO man would ever enter, not even a male dancer. Aswe walked in, two cute little white girls and their mother were headingout, giggling and bubbly. The little girls carried pink bags filled withpurchases, and were wearing shorts, headbands, and cut-off tights,clearly on their way to a dance class.Ryan clearly wanted to turn and sprint away as fast as he could, andTommy seemed at least neutral towards entering. However, even if Ryanhad turned and. Mel's younger sister, Beth, was with us. When we all sat down to eat, Beth said she had some news. 'Guess who's back in town'' she asked. Mel and I looked at each other. I couldn't even think of someone who had left town! Beth looked straight at her sister ' she wanted to see the reaction ' and then announced 'Tanner.'I'd heard of Tanner. Tanner had been Melanie's former long term boyfriend. I didn't know much about the relationship, other than that it had ended badly and Mel took a long time. Even Conny and Melissa had theirs in front of them.“Good,” Ciera said, the steam clearly out of her sails.“The ladies are going to lunch,” Liz informed me. “I’ll leave you in Ciera’s capable hands. Do you need anything while we’re out?”I shook my head.“Where’s your dad?” I wondered.“He and Evan went over to Ben’s to sample his concoctions,” Conny said, rolling her eyes at me but grinning at the same time. “Evan starts training camp next week so he wanted one last sip before the season gets.