Kathy giggled and quickly grabbed Nana's hand leading her into thebathroom. Once they arrived, Kathy closed the door and had the two of themface the l...ng mirror that was on the inside of the bathroom door so thatNana could see what she now looked like.Her grandmother blinked in surprise at what she was seeing. Kathy was inthe mirror as she expected, but standing next to Kathy was another littlegirl. She reached out to touch the reflection, and was further surprised asthey little girl in the. Soon we were all tired and ready forbed. The girls were going to share Jennifer’s room, andI would sleep in Taylor’s room. Both rooms were acrossthe hall from my aunt’s room. As I was falling asleep, Ikept hearing a rustling sound in the girls room, butdespite my curiosity I quickly drifted off and fellasleep. The next day, we all woke up in a good mood. By noon, weheaded down to the lake to go swimming. Out in thecountry (where they lived) there was literally no onearound so. Perhaps because of that, I know what it means to have no family. I will not come between you and yours!”Doug looked across at Barb and found her sadly shaking her head. Karla had just repeated what Barb had said to him that very first night at the gala: without his grandfather’s permission, there would be no wedding.At that instant Doug felt a sinking sensation in the pit of his stomach, while Barb swallowed hard and said, “I guess we’ll just have to ensure that he gives his permission, won’t. "Looking back on it, I'm surprised I ever managed to go to Georgia Tech instead of some black religious school no one ever heard of before." She gave Jon's hand a squeeze. "It proved to be worth it in so many ways it isn't funny."Ben watched the two of them for a moment. He was close with Joy, closer than he could have ever imagined, but still he knew the two of them didn't share their lives in the same kind of way their friends did. "I guess that leads me back to the question of what you want.