"James nodded as he muttered to himself, "Some choice."Annie heard his words and through a smile she added, "Hurry up in here.You've to got eat breakf...st and brush your teeth if you want to catch aride to school with your mother and sister. If you don't, well you'regoing to have to take the bus."James's head jerked up as he reached down to the bed and picked up theblouse. While James hated the idea of wearing the uniform, he wasscarred of what would happen to him if he wore it on the bus. While. She had never been prejudice but Don, on the other hand, was a borderline racist. He hated that Judi worked for Derrick's company but the money Judi brought home overcame his racism. That didn't stop him from bad mouthing the company, and specifically Derrick, every chance he got.Judi had always felt guilty about her crush on Derrick, yet she had never really done anything to be ashamed of. Yes, there were those times when their hands touched and a shock ran through her, and there was that kiss. ”“You greeted each of us by name,” Livy said. “I understand you had Rebeca, Desi, Brittany, and Jacob in your class this year and Rachel last year. How did you know Nanette and me?”“Jacob was kind enough to provide me with another story just before school let out,” Donna said. “Not much plot, Jacob. But thank you for the insight into your pod. So, I knew who to expect with Sophie in New York and Emily in San Diego. But where is Joan?”Beca had been on a pretty short fuse about Joan all week and. I reached out to touch her hand. She recoiled at first, then looked at me and gave me a little smile and put her hand into mine. I gave her hand a light squeeze and she continued.“Anyway, his eyes got real big and his friends all looked at him. Then he laughed. He laughed right in my face and his little jerk friends all started laughing too. Before I could turn around and run away, he said ‘I’m not dancing with a big blue moose.’”“What an ass,” I added.Jen nodded. “Big Blue Moose stuck. I was.