She slipped into the brush and out of sight.Kids ... so many kids, Jason mused. Tina and Dylan had a couple of miscarriages, but now she was nursing b...by boy Tristan with her now-massive boobs. Makayla was likewise nursing her and Jason’s brand new baby, She-Who-Is-Yet-to-be-Named.Mary and Brad had gotten together but then broke up, and now Brad was with Karen. Karen looked like she might be pregnant, or maybe she was just getting fat. Jason knew well enough not to ask ... well, not after that. My reverie was interrupted when the door buzzer sounded. Ms. Talbot and her planner were right on time, and I went to admit them. When I opened the door, I was confronted by a completely unexpected sight: a popinjay. That's the only word that described the man standing in my studio doorway. He couldn't have been an inch taller than five and a half feet, with a dark complexion, bleached hair with orange tips, and a million-dollar smile. I don't shoot men's fashion, but I recognized one of this. Miss. Bell’s bought a small white tree decorated in pink and silver, Mandy’s favorite colors with pink Christmas tree lights. She bought a turkey dinner from the local diner so Mandy could have a Christmas Eve dinner. She arrived at Mandy’s house just as darkness was settling in and she was horrified by the condition of the house with food and clothes strewn throughout the house, garbage all over the place and Mandy had a can of green beans eating them cold for dinner, Miss. Bells looked at. He said it may take days or weeks to get a response from Jackie, but to be patient. I went about my normal business for the next few days. It was Thursday, and I had driven myself half crazy, thinking of Amy. I had heard from neither her nor Toni. I didn't expect to, with our conflicting schedules. I came in after work and was just about to get in the shower when my phone rang. “Hello,” I said. “Hi. How has your week been?” “Unending, Toni. How about yours?” “Crazy,” she said. “It must have.