"It could be worse, Ally. Your father could have dragged you off somewhere truly awful, like Alaska. Or New Jersey."You don't give in to Christina's g...od humour. You're still brooding that your father had the nerve to bring you along on this vacation. You're 19, for goodness sake, and are capable of looking after yourself in a vacant villa for two weeks. But no--he doesn't trust you. Oh, the excuse he gave was that it would "let us spend some time together," but you know that's just an excuse.. Both our parents were there. We all emptied our stockings and had a great time examining each other’s gifts. When the last stocking had been emptied, I excused myself as though I had to go to the bathroom. When I came back, Joshua winked at me. He knew what I was up to.“Tara, I said, Santa left another stocking. It had a note in it that said, ‘For Seth from Santa. Share this with someone you love.’ Why don’t you open it, honey?”Tara took the tiny stocking and shook out a small package,. I leaned over the edge of the bed and found a matching bra on the floor. I shook my head. Michelle was still pretty careless with her clothes. On the other hand, she seemed to be comfortable enough here to treat my place just like her room. Which definitely had its benefits now, I thought, lying back down and admiring the tiny panties in my hands. I'd never been that interested in my sister's panties back in our younger days. We shared a bathroom on the second floor of our parent's house, and. We can’t complain, now that we’re in it.”I winced, as I knew those words well. “Lara ... You said the songs weren’t about that.”She laughed my comment away. “Maybe they’re not. But sometimes they might match up with something real. Just by complete coincidence. You know, just like a scarf.”I slowed to a stop, my body feeling completely unsettled. “Damn it, Lara ... I don’t like that!”She circled around a tree and came near to me, her expression pained. After closing her eyes, she spoke quietly..