"Look at me." I did as he asked. "You look perfect." Thank you," was all I could come up with. What the fuck was this allabout?"Now listen. We're g...ing to have some fun tonight, OK? Some fun.Around the corner from here is a bar, the Mandarin Gardens - I want youto go in there and grab a seat at the bar and I'll join you in aminute." What the," I stammered. "Where are you going?" I'll be in in a minute. Don't worry about it. Just go in and order adrink."This was getting weird. "Whatever,. Mom gave in and the three girls called home to get permission from their parents too. Everything was all set.Monday morning mom could not believe that we were all up and wanted to eat breakfast with dad before he went to work. We ate slowly waiting for dad to leave. Mom always eats last because she is the cook. So we were all there when she finally sat down. I had spiked her drink when she was kissing dad goodbye so when she was drinking the drug we just talked about what a great day it was. "Give me the next shake. I'm hungry again. We're going to do some hefty shopping, because I'll grow a year or two's worth in only a few months, and I'm going to have to eat a lot, or I'll stop growing and it'll take me five years before I look old enough."Deirdre handed her the next shake. They weren't cold, and didn't really have any ice cream in them. Lots of carbohydrates and protein, which Cheryl would be able to pack away at amazing rates for the next few months. She drank this shake all. I’m not sure what Clarissa and Abby will do, or Pete and Sandy. Is it a problem?”“It’s just weird. I mean, it would be strange sleeping in the same room with Pete and Sandy, but Clarissa and Abby...”“I’ve never even seen them kiss,” I replied. “Whatever they do, they do in private. You and I are careful about how we act in public, too. Mostly I’ve seen Clarissa and Abby hold hands or dance, which is pretty much what I’ve seen with Robby and Lee. Sandy and Pete don’t really have an issue with.