That's all, so get over it. I don't know what's going throughyour head, and I certainly didn't see any "drooling" going on." I don't know..." I lamely...answered, starting a sentence I didn't know howto complete."And besides," Sarah interrupted, "I thought you would kind of like theidea of me getting in shape." Sarah moved in closer to me. "I mean,wouldn't it be cool if I got stronger." She put her arms around metightly and started whispering in my ear, "What I'm saying is, think aboutthe. When her stepfather was around, he made those decisions and it wasn't just him she had to fuck."The police are here," said Derek."Tom can you stay with me?" she asked."As long as you need me," he said."Hey Mom," said Derek into his cell."How's it going over there?" The police have been talking to her for the last hour. I can tell that this is hitting her hard, but Tom is being a rock for her." Tom Nilsen? A rock?" Mom, Tom is as loyal a friend as I have. He may seem meek, but when I'm in. And what if we do become serious? How cool would it be that your best friends could be your in-laws?" I tease. When Dad stiffens, I hold up my hands. "Just k**ding, Dad." It's not funny," he says, gathering his things. "Please, Brandon, think about what I said. You don't want to hurt her or ruin our family relations."As soon as he leaves, I call Lauren."What the fuck!" Lauren says. "They've never interfered like this before." Do you think it has anything to do with wanting to keep the Andrews. Returning to the sofa, Maggie once more sat beside her friend and clasped her hand. Words were not needed to bestow her concern, they were too close for words to be the only form of communication. They had been friends since the age of 5, and at 16 they were closer than ever.The music seemed to have the desired calming effect and it wasn't long before Sheila spoke. However, the two words that her friend uttered sent a chill up her spine and caused her heart to speed up.Sheila buried her face in.