God, she was gorgeous, with the most beautiful hazel eyes I'll ever see.It was a Thursday of the following week that I got her phone call."Hi Ryan, " ...t was her voice, and my heart almost stopped, "my parents are gone for tonight. Did you want to come over?" Of course, " I could hardly respond fast enough. I got directions to her house, and made an excuse to my parents for why I had to go out for the evening.When I got there, I rang the bell, and waited nervously at the door. When Rina. They said the didn't like the way he treated me, or how I behaved around him. They were right. What respect we'd had for each other was disappearing in the constant chopping and changing, coming and going, the hangovers and highs. The tenderness was gone, and I knew deep down that it was time for me to go. Ed was on his own kick, and I had gone as far as I could with him. We parted when he set off to the States for the next tour, sadly, amicably, but with a little relief. By then he wanted to. He will be home from his fishing trip tomorrow morning-right? didn't he go with uncle robert? I could spend the night and be here when they get home. I'm sure they both would have a good old laugh-right?mom: you son of a bitch-you wouldn'tson: dont speak about my mother like that -mommom: you think your so smart-dont you?son: no mom I think I am lucky because I have been looking for a way to fuck you since I was a little k**. you just gave me a way when i found these pictures-and i must say. ”“Yes,” Lita reinforced. “Nurture, not nature.”Brindy smiled. “Not my fault. But those are nice homes over there – the ones we visited.”“Yeah,” Deena said. “Like they’re made for people who WANT to be families.”“That’s what we want,” I said confidently. “Got MY family. Y’all got yours. We can make this happen.”“We can,” Carlita reflected. “Now. Monday. For the wedding trip.”“We’re ready,” Deena answered. “Me ‘n’ Haley’re wearing the same dresses we wore to her wedding.”“They’re identical,” I.