”“It’s okay, Mom. They are just words. I have heard them before.”I had to pause to wipe my eyes on John’s t-shirt again. “I figured he is ...oung and excited, and now the real fun starts. But no, he gets up, puts his pants on, looks at his god damn watch, and says he has to go. I have never been so humiliated in all my life. How am I going to face him at work? I feel like such an easy mark.”John hugged me tighter, “Just like all the other times, you faced disappointment. With your chin up. You do. Amy was giving him directions to her new friends house and his eyes almost popped when they arrived. It was gated mansion. "Where the hell did you meet these people?" he asked. "Oh, she volunteers at the shelter and we met the other day. She's awfully nice and I am sure you will like her. Her name is Penny." "Penny what?" "Sykes, I think". Yikes, he thought, that's the self made millionaire I've been hearing about.. The other day I figured out it was my Uncle, and the funny thing is he had been jerking off in his own shoes so that no one would guess he was the one doing it. I should have known though because he has a thing for shoes,” Julie admitted like her Uncle was just mildly eccentric and not kind of twisted.“What did your parents do about it?” My Mom asked.“What they always do,” Julie shrugged “Nothing.” She explained that with so many people sharing a place, and constant conflicts that it would be a. Dude, that's our family motto. If you're goingto be a true Komori, you need to learn it. Know it. Live it." She's the full hot orator. Oh yeah..." What?" If you're so set on calling me Honey Bunny, could you at least changeit to Yolanda and call me that instead?"Emily smiled, pretended to think it over and said, "No."Mrs. Komori had changed into sweats, and about the time Emily and Ifinished making up, she came into the kitchen, told me to get my ass ingear and marched me back to my bedroom..