Last time she'd thought of it like a game, seeing what could make the tone go up. But this time as she was crying it struck her that it wasn't a game ...t all. This tone was the last bridge to grandpa, and it indicated his actually being sad or a little bit happy. She realized that his tone had gone down a little when she started crying, and she felt bad about that. But she couldn't help herself.So here she was a half hour later. She'd had only occasional sniffles the last few minutes, so she. .. nylons, not pantyhose. He felt a tingling between his legs."That looks very nice sweetheart," Bradley said. Then he went back to reading the paper.Allison rolled her eyes at Bradley, looked at her son and then shook her head in exasperation. "We'd better get going. Don't wait up for us Bradley," she added as she took her son's arm and they walked out of the room.Bradley's response was a grunt.Chris couldn't remember ever being as excited to go on a date in his life. And he did consider it a. I've never actually heard of this "Pampered Princess" place."She looked again at the gift certificate from The Pampered Princess Day Spa, good for 'The Works' whatever that entailed."Yeah, me neither. But the building is nice enough." Valerie observed. "And if it sucks, we can always leave. It's not like we paid for it."The two friends giggled at that and the elevator arrived."What floor, ladies?" asked the little old elevator operator. The girls were surprised, not aware that there still were. " Did you ever find her mother?" asked Cathy."No," replied Jessica, deciding to fill in a few details for Sierra whose face held a quizzical expression. "Carmine and her parents came to work for us four years ago. They lived in the small house out back. Manuel was a great help to Roger, especially after your grandfather's heart attack. The ranch isn't big by Montana standards, but it was still a handful for the two of them. Maria, Carmine's mother also lent a hand to the men at times and helped.