His handautomatically went up to his head, where his fingers ran through hishair. "Yes! I'm back!"His bedroom was back to being its usual slightly-m...ssy state, with afew clothes spilling out of a laundry basket in the corner, andremnants of the past school year still cluttering up a nearly-hiddendesk. Brandon sighed contentedly at the condition of his room. He'dbeen quite disturbed by how neat and girly Brittany's room had been,and even more-so by an odd compulsion to keep it that way. He. She was dressed to kill and I found myself swallowing unconsciously. 'Hi,' she said. 'Hello Cheryl,' I adjusted my glasses to take a better look at her. 'You're looking exquisite today. Are we celebrating something?' 'Your birthday,' she said, leaning forward to kiss me. I turned my cheek, assuming the kiss was sisterly but she went for my lips instead. The kissogram started out as light and effusive but somehow, our tongues tangoed in a French kiss. 'My, oh my!' she exclaimed when we. “Here is the address darling. Enjoy” was written on it. I smiled. She must have slipped it in my purse when I went to the ladies. “Amy, good joke” I said out loud. I was about to throw it away but looked at it again. I dropped it on my bedside table instead and forgot about it. Several days later I looking for something and saw the piece of paper. I stared at it. Could she be telling the truth? Was there such a thing? Again I didn’t throw the paper away. It was a Saturday and I had had a rough. I saw Annie and Sarah fixing the food, with Claire and Kalista preparing the table. I caught Kalista’s eye and smiled at her, mouthing ‘I love you’ to her. She placed a plate in position, then mouthed back to me, ‘I know.’“When we go to get the girls stuff, could we stay long enough for a spa? My back is asking ... not me?” I said.“Sounds good to me, Loverboy,” Sarah said with a bit of larceny in her voice.“Mother remember he’s mine, or at least half mine and half Kalista’s,” Claire said, but.