" I'm her foster brother."Hollis nodded. "I must be enjoying the company of Mister Joey Butterfield," he replied. "I've heard of you. Annie is not goi...g home with you. She lives here now." My mother is her legal guardian." Actually, the state is her legal guardian," Hollis retorted. "Your mother has given her blessing to Annie living here. I think you should leave before I find myself calling the authorities." Yeah? We'll see about this." He turned and left.Hollis propped his elbow on the. On the way I stopped at the bank to see Mr. Banks, waving the wagon to go on to Daisy’s house.As soon as I entered the bank Cody Banks stood to welcome me.“Hello Paul! Nice to see you so soon as seeing Mick.”I took his offered hand and then, very seriously, I spoke.“Cody, I would like to meet with you and Dewey after I’ve been to see Daisy O’Rourke.”He immediately assumed his full business demeanor.“When might that be, Paul?”“Let’s plan it for two hours. Is that OK?” I said severely.Cody looked. Can’t he see how it makes me feel? I know he has to go, he wouldn’t be the man I love if he didn’t. I just wish sometimes that I could be the one that he’s itching to get back to. ‘Kiss me goodbye, sugar!’ Kiss him goodbye? Of course I will! I always will…but oh how I wish I was kissing him hello! I walk over to him, reach up and twine my arms around his warm tan neck. I gently pull his head down while moving up onto my tippy-toes and raising my face to meet his. Our lips meet in a soft touch,. "Freidal nodded. "It will grieve me greatly to know for sure that Tiki is bent, instead of merely suspecting it." Worse, Sire," Alros spoke for the first time. "Unless he overtly betrays himself, you still won't know for sure." Sister mine, you of all those here, know how little I wish to stand on formality with those I trust and love." As I would have wished, brother. Except after our father died I made every man who entered my presence press his nose in the dirt every other step. Twice men.