.. what did you say?" It's amazing how quickly confusion can dry up tears."I said that I want to stay this way." But..." What the hell do you think I'...e been trying to tell you? If I didn't want to be like this I wouldn't have just sat by quietly and let you do it." Huh? You didn't let me. It was like subliminals or something ... you shouldn't have known anything ... let me? Shit, mom, what happened?"My mother was smiling now. "I'd say you fucked up. So I'm leaving and will let you two work. By the end of the day I had actually MADE LOVE to a man. Had a man relish me. I know. I saw his eyes. Carlita and Pat were right. Dave's eyes do not lie. He called me 'Brindy love'.That night, Carlita had a meltdown. I think that she had second and third and fourteenth thoughts about having a group marriage.The next day was the tragedy. I lost my Pat. We ALL lost our Pat.I thought that since Lita had the meltdown, I was on my own.Carlita said 'no'. Says I am her sister and I stay with my. Did he help her?"Marta smiled. "She refused his help. They get along ... like he gets along with his brother in a way. But I think it's more she's spent so much time working on the GEDs and the courses for you and Marianne and herself that he wouldn't have much to suggest." Yeah. It's weird having homework. Luckily I'm weak in math and science and Lionel and Nancy..." How are they doing?" Inseparable, Marta." I love these matchmakings." Yeah. It's fun."Joe joined his ladies."How's Margie?". "What's up?" he asked me, pleasantly enough."Not much," I told him. "You still coming over to study tomorrow?" Fuckin' aye," he agreed. "Got a test coming up in English and I need you to go over this modifier crap with me." You got it," I said. "How's ROP going?" Bitchin. I'm digging the new station. The BC has been hangin out with me a lot, you know, talkin to me and all. I think he likes me. He told me they'd probably be testing for hire in August this year. Looks like I might be getting paid.