I thought bed-head was a new hairstyle. I can't say I much care for the style but what the hell, I still think you are very pretty all the same." She ...huckled."Now as to clothes well ... clothing around here is optional," Amy chuckled again, "but if you would like Sam, you may certainly wear anything of mine you want to, we are about the same size. Samantha, I do intend to go shopping with you as soon as possible. As to your personal items, we can go to that nearby store and buy anything you. That's a lot of stuff to get around a middle school." I bet," Susan said."Oh, it was VERY interesting," answered Cindy."Well, I remember the 'she's pregnant' talk about Tina when she showed up with a ring. And now, six months later, she's NOT and some people had to eat their words." Susan smiled. "Mom was one of 'em. But it didn't take Mom six months. After she met Tina 'n' Alan..." She sighed. "But I know some of the stuff that was said about Tina, so I can imagine..." Oh, it's been quite a. I thanked him for helping get me started on my accelerated education path. I also told him about OSU's Math Department's interest in me and a few related topics. He made the expected self-depreciating comments, "You would have done just as well without my help," etc., to which I replied with, "As it's turned out, you're probably right, but neither of us knew that at the time. You helped me before anyone else did, and it took some of your time and effort. Without your help it would have been. Gabby and I agreed to the code after her last email to me. Since she didn’t have cops looking for her, it should be enough code without setting off the alarms that a heavily encoded message would. This wouldn’t even raise an eyebrow.The special sale on the sleeping bags ended five days before Christmas. That message told me when to expect her. I knew that Uncle Keith would figure out how to get her in and out of town unnoticed. I just had to keep it an absolute secret, even from mom.The weather.