” I noted her first thing when I came in and saw the girl at the table who had a kind of a trainer bra on. “Correct.” “Next, how old do th...nk Plain Jane is?" “She looks young but she is 16. I know that because she was driving the white Mercedes car right in front of us when we drove in here and her mother was obviously giving her instruction. You can’t get your driver’s permit in this state unless you are 16. So she has to be 16. What else would you like to know, Madame?” “Not bad,”. "Looks like it was a messy one."Myrna stood shamefaced, unable to reply."Tell me, Myrna, is Dylan your boyfriend?" Well... I guess so..." You're not sure? You bring some boy home with you an' you're not sure if he's your boyfriend?" We're jus'... you know... hangin' out together." Is that what you were jus' doin'?" queried Gloria."Yeah," Myrna admitted."Looks like you mighta been doin' more 'n jus' hangin' out, girl," said Gloria. "I hope you remember what I tol' you 'bout usin' protection. You. Mom and Dad will be home soon.” Anaagreed and the girls got dressed and cleaned upeverything. * * *That night, after their parents were asleep, Ana went toBarbie’s room. “Barbie?” Ana peeked in through the door.“I expected to see you tonight, sis. More education?”Ana nodded. She really wanted to see more of Barbie’sbody. Anna closed the door behind her. Barbie was alreadynude, and Ana pulled off her gown on her way to Barbie’sbed. “Is. My offices are in the Worthington building.” I tried to stay in character and be low key, the way Tori had. I also didn’t like to crow about my accomplishments.The other man said in a puzzled tone, “I thought the only offices in that building belonged to Worthington Industries.”I smiled as Tori tugged me away to go meet some other friends. Over my shoulder I said, “You’re right.”Apparently, Tori had done a good job of protecting her relationship with me and the family. None of her friends.