Now Mom was looking younger all the time in the last few months...walking with confidence, smiling more and actually showing off a tad...the new glass...s really complimented her. We go to my car just as the meter was expiring. I thought we were going to head back home, but Mom directed me to an old part of town that was starting show decline. She had me stop at an independent corner Pharmacy that had to have been there many, many years. She had me park in front. "Are you sure you want to go in. Our heads spun around as we looked in frozen fear at Carla stood screaming in the doorway. "What the fuck!" she shouted, "you fucking asshole! How could you?"Tim leapt off the bed, pushing me away and launching me into a pathetic slump on the floor. Carla continued to scream and yell at him, ordering him to leave the house. He begged and pleaded for forgiveness but she continued to shout, threatening to call the police if he didn't leave. Reluctantly, he grabbed some clothes and walked out of. Theyoung officer was kind and charming, not – it seemed toBeauty – because he was out to advance his career, butbecause he was genuinely interested in her. Thanks tosome magical assistance from Elise, the terrace sooncleared of everyone except James and Beauty.“You must have danced with every eligible nobleman in thekingdom tonight,” said James. Beauty laughed. “Yes, I’m afraid that I have to pick outa husband from amongst that lot.”“There must be. Her grades had sucked, and she didn’t want to leave home. Because she walked her dog faithfully almost every day, sometimes twice, they didn’t mind when she said she was taking him for a walk that afternoon, either. When she saw Scooter, her knees weakened, almost perceptibly. “Hi, beautiful.” She was clearly in love the way she kissed him, Diane thought, as she spied from her kitchen. Her Dad couldn’t bring himself to look. “Coming inside?”“Do you want the good news or bad first?” Her.