"Really, Tom, onesimple job and you can't do it properly. Guess we need to give you somehelp. Take off your shirt."Tom was in such a daze that he co...plied without thinking. Only when herealized Mara was slipping his arms through her bra straps did he beginto protest. "Oh stop it, you big sissy," Mara told him firmly. "If youcan't hold a bra in your hand without getting it dirty, might as wellkeep it clean this way." She turned him around and fastened it shut,causing him to jump as the. "I'm going to be back at 3:45. You wait right here until you see my car out front. Stay with friends or any large group for the rest of the day. If anyone gives you trouble, kick them in the nuts and take the punishment. I'll square everything with the scholarship board if I have to. OK?" I've survived all year, Andy," Lupe said."But this is worse than usual, isn't it?" Andy asked. Lupe looked back to the kids standing out front waiting for Andy to come out."Yeah," she admitted."I'm going to. " You guys fish too?" Meg said."Yeah, we love it. We're planning on going out tomorrow if the weather is good," I said.Mom and Dad came back and walked over to where my brother and I were sitting. I introduced them and Cliff invited them to join us. Amanda got two beers for my parents and then we got a quick tour of the boat. The offshore racing boat wasn't really designed for comfort. It had a small salon-galley and two small staterooms. Cliff explained the boat was designed for speed and. Still wondering why though.” He waved it off. “Not now. Don’t want to put a damper on things. What about you? How’s your new life?” Like that would keep things upbeat. I tried not to be a downer, tried to sound positive and all that, but it had been a long day, I was tired and the wine was affecting me more than I thought, and before long I was bawling, completely overcome by frustration, fear and life. I couldn’t help it, everything I’d been feeling for days, weeks, ever since I decided to.