"She surrendered. "You're in for a lot of flak," she said."I know Debbie," I replied. "Lots of it. But I think it's worth it."She gave me a little smi...e, pecked me on the cheek and ran to the elevator that Ramone was pointedly holding open. "Good night - thank you for a lovely party," she called as the doors closed behind her."What was that about?" Jess asked - my conversation with Debbie had not gone unnoticed and while I don't think the words had been heard, our body language must have been. . Cindy Walters, swimming back and forth in the pool with fluid, powerful strokes. Tom couldn't help but admire the young girl's grace and skill, among other things, and he paused to watch silently until she had finished her laps and gracefully pulled her ripe young body from the pool."Hi Cindy!" he greeted her brightly. "You're some swimmer!" Oh, hi Mr. Stevenson," she replied, a surprised look on her pretty face. Her bikini was wet, revealing more of her bronzed young body than he'd seen. ” Dad leaned in and whispered “That’s what I’m afraid of. Honestly, I could care less if he wears them as long as it is contained to the house but Pat is absolutely against condoning it.” Uncle Courtney was at a loss for words and I am sure he didn’t want to insult or offend Dad so he simply replied “Good luck.” To my great fortune Jessie removed her ruined pantyhose late that evening in the powder room. Mom must have forgotten about them being there because when I came downstairs on Sunday. Richie thumped the door with his fist and turned to use the shower.Melinda flounced onto the bus, her hair flying. She smiled at Jason as she plopped into her customary seat next to him. She snuggled against him briefly, giving him a half-hug with one arm.Jason forced a faint smile. He wished he could share Melinda's apparent good spirits. He looked across the aisle as Heather sat down, looking more chipper herself. "Um ... so, you two, uh, take care of things?" Yeah, we boinked each other,".