When Susan had told Mary this Mary had become ecstatic. The thoughts of being at Tomorrow con unchaperoned made her giddy. Then the fear set it. She k...ew her dad would say no, but she resolved herself to ask him.To her delight and dismay, her father had said yes. He told her she was now an adult and that it was now her decision to make. He even went so far as to give her a hundred dollars to pay for her con badge.Now though with what she had wished for just moments from happening Mary was in a. She asked me how I was, conventional stuff and chit chat, and she eagerly suggested we go for a coffee to catch up.She paid at the checkout and we went into a coffee shop and I got in quickly - asking what she would have. A smile lit up her face, seeing me behaving like a gent I think she must have counted me as a job well done. It was a wonder, that smile, it could make you feel like her most special person in the world.I sat stirring my cappuccino and she sipped her espresso.We chatted about. "Ok. We'll do it like you said. I know Cindi loves you to pieces, and I'm starting to understand why."Brenda looked about thirty-nine-ish. She had a lean figure, medium length brown hair, and brown eyes. The age lines on her face might be due more to stress, than age, and I wondered if they would start to recede without George in her life.We were only a few minutes from Walmart, and our shopping trip took less than an hour, including bathroom stops for us all. I bought some snacks and drinks. I sent Corky into the house while I talked to the little girl. I pledged her to secrecy, saying that she shouldn't tell her mommy or anyone or else Corky might get into trouble. Maybe that was wrong, too, but even if the police could understand, I didn't want everyone thinking of my son as the neighborhood pervert.I stood and watched as Amanda ran back to her house. On the way, she called out to two of her friends across the street. They were just as young and cute as she was. I think that's.