I sat there dumbfounded, almost ready to cry but Ms. Carlton, Lucinda,and Terri were talking away until Bob returned with three boxes. "Here'sthree op...ions that the other girls have chosen from." As he said "other girls" I realized that my fate had been sealed. Inspite of my best efforts to avoid this since arriving at Harrison, I wasbeing fitted for high heels and there was nothing I could do about it. Ashe slipped the dreaded high heels on I had a feeling in the back of mymind, that I knew. The reason Dex was not at the airport was that he had not returned from basketball practice when the girls had to leave. They all stopped by the Fergusons' to drop off Donna and say hello.Dex was downstairs studying when he heard the commotion upstairs. As he emerged from the stairway, he was hit full force by Angeline, who jumped up and wrapped her arms around his neck, and her legs around his waist. She said nothing, just hugged, and Dex swung her around playfully. Dex stopped, expecting. “We took care of it,” Jennie said. “Steve, where’s the rest of the gang?”“Kara is closing out the chemistry lab for the summer. She has to do inventory to see what they need to order before the Fall. She should be home any time now. Jessica is on shift until 10:00pm tonight. Bethany is at work and will be home around 5:30pm. And Jennifer and Josie will be home around 5:45pm.”“It’s still a circus here,” Kent laughed. “And I guess my daughter just added to it!”“Talk to me in ten years,” I. He was working late, and it was almost nine o'clock when she picked him up. She had spent almost three hours getting ready, discarding one outfit after another and finally going back through the pile to settle on a full-skirted blue dress that he had once said he liked. The scent of his aftershave wafted over her as he settled into the seat beside her, and involuntarily she raised her left hand and touched him lightly on the cheek."You smell good enough to eat," she said, blushed with the.