I sat on the steps of my front porch on a Saturday morning and watched him teach his niece how to ride a bike, a brand new shiny pink one. It only too... him about ninety minutes before she was peddling around in front of her house, laughing with joy. The whole thing made me smile.He’d glanced over and waved and I’m sure I made a fool of myself waving back. Mark came out and watched for a minute.“Who is that?”“That’s Brian Meadows, Amanda’s brother. He was at the party but I don’t think you met. And Tommy, if you get all-uppity with anyone, I got my leveller right here with me.” Jimmy lectured me and then turning to look at Bill Cartwright, “Right man, I suppose it’s your first ball of the match? Don’t worry about Tommy, he won’t get violent no more tonight.” Jimmy added.Bill Cartwright looked at Jimmie, then over at Sis, eventually bringing his eyes to meet mine.“Owen, Kaye is your daughter; Katie gave birth to her shortly after you vanished!”I didn’t reply; I just sat there staring. “I’m reaching for the gun as you have ordered.”Sheila’s voice continued calm and steady while she repeated the trooper’s instructions and, holding her fingers like a pair of tweezers, reached for the pistol.“Slowly, pick it up by the muzzle.” The trooper shifted his balance and steadied his aim.“Yes, sir.”She retrieved the sidearm and held it between her fingers like a stinky dead thing. As she passed the weapon, the trooper’s facial muscles tightened, his eyes narrowed, and his finger twitched. If there was two contrasting choices,given to a 4 year old, they will always go with the one they liked themost.Wanting to make sure that Johnny did not get into the bad habit of givingher sass talk, Fey stopped in the living room to make sure that he knewher decision about princess playtime was final. She made sure to did so ina loving manner and called Johnny by the cute nickname she gave him whenshe said, "Now listen here my snickerdoodle,what I said goes about you notplaying as a princess,.