It's going to be oak." He went over to a stack of drywall on the floor and picked up a plank. It looked about seven or eight inches wide and four feet...long. He laid it down in the middle of the floor."That's what we'll have in both bedrooms and in the hallway." He put a couple of floor tiles on the floor, away from the oak. They were an off-white color. "This is going in the bathroom and the kitchen. OK?"Both women nodded. Jill squeezed my hand and sort of wiggled. Something like Bozo might. “What a romantic idea!” Mum replied, openly giving Dad the kind of look Jake had just secretly given me to our joint embarrassment. Dad smiled and stood up and as they put on their jackets I pulled a face at Jake. He shrugged and pulled one back as if to say this wasn’t his plan at all but we were stuck with it. So, with the movie put on ‘pause’ we trooped out of the front door and into the street. The walk to the waterfront was indeed romantic, down flights of old stone stairs and along steep. I put on some cute pink plaid flannel pants and a cream tank top that hugged my body. Since I didn't have school or really any place to go, I skipped a bra. Part of me was sad that I didn't need to wear a bra, but the other half didn't really like wearing them. I mostly wore them to school because I didn't want to get picked on. I knew a couple of girls whose moms won't let them wear one yet, and they got teased mercilessly and I sure as hell didn't want to be one of them.I looked at my. Picking up his glass, Daniel studied the older woman who sat across from him. Not too much make-up and a tailored black blazer over a tight-fitting black blouse. A close-cut, black skirt emphasized the flair of her slim hips; her thick, (dyed?) blonde hair was fashionably styled. She’s pretty well put together. And her flinty blue eyes told him this woman did not waste time with bullshit. “I just wanted to tell you how deeply sorry I am for your loss,” she said, looking him in the eye. “Your.