When their hometown name was called there was a mad scramble to get in position for their routine. The two teams that went before them were OK but whe... our girls took the floor they literally swept away the competition. They flawlessly performed the mandatory moves along with some improvisation taught by their counselor. At the end of their performance the applause was deafening. But then I was a little prejudiced.We watched the other teams compete through the morning and one of them was pretty. ” she said smiling.“A few days ago I was thinking about how you used to make me leave when it was your week to keep your kids.”“What about it?” she asked, wrinkling her forehead. She sat up, then leaned against the other end of the sofa.“You would always say you were tired but wanted to ask a favor before I left.” I chuckled.I could tell from her blushing that she knew exactly what I was talking about.“I wasn’t going to ask for that!” she said, embarrassed.“No?” I asked in surprise. “This may. But when school started, there was a new guy that was in four of my classes. I introduced myself and we started talking. It turned out that he was kind of shy, but he had a good sense of humor. That's one of my 'gotta-haves' when it comes to guys. His name was Brad. His dad was in the service, and he was one of those Army brats who moved around every 2-3 years.Over the next few weeks we went from two students with similar schedules... to friends... to me thinking of him as a potential. Can't seem to get rid of them. I'll be right back."After a quick trip to his room, Frank returned with a t-shirt and some running shorts. He found Oliver near the sofa. The kid had had enough sense not to sit down while he was dripping wet, but he'd had no trouble finding the one family photo that Frank would have liked to see burned. Taken two Christmases ago, he'd had a bad haircut and been forced to wear a hideous orange sweater with a polar bear print on it, courtesy of his grandmother. He.