"Hi, I'm Whitney. Are you surprised that I'm black?"I smiled. "I'm more surprised at how young and pretty you are."Whitney smiled, and said, "Thank yo...." I followed her into the restaurant. We sat down, and the waitress came to take our order.I ordered first. "I'll have the Shrimp Fra Diavolo." Ooh, that sounds spicy. I'll have the Scallops Alla Sambuca."After the waitress left, I asked Whitney, "So, tell me about yourself. You already know a lot about me."Whitney smiled. "I'm a college student. Samuel seemed to be a reasonable man who was willing to discuss our differences, so I offered him some ale and we talked for a bit on Shark’s quarterdeck while all the transports sailed on by.I didn’t want to threaten him or scare him. He seemed like a good guy. We were just two good friends having a pint and talking about our problems.The bottom line from our point of view was that we were tired and we were all going home for now, but that we would be back come next summer to discuss things. Our eyes met and we both got to the door at the same time. "How's your life today?" I said."Good," she said, smiling."It's kind of chilly out in that tank top isn't it?" I ran the back of my index finger down her arm. "Look, you've got goosebumps."She laughed nervously like she didn't know what to say."Pardon me." Some people wanted to get through the door."Excuse us," I said. I took her hand and said "lets go" and walked out the door and toward my car."What are we doing?" she said.I really had. This meant that things would get better. They could have a family. Just the two of them with Leah. (_)(_)(_) Things went smoothly over the next couple of weeks. Joseph finally had full custody of Lindsey. They were able to raise Leah and spend time with each other. But she had also started school again. Lindsey yawned and stretched as she walked into the kitchen. She loved being able to walk around in as little clothing as she pleased. It was so comfortable. She was wearing her red lace boy.