“I suppose not,” she replied nonchalantly before fishing it out of her pocketbook.I was surprised to discover how different the two half-sisters a...tually were. Betty was definitely smarter, more nurturing, and possessed a much higher natural sex drive than Mary Ann did.“Betty, are you up for a bedroom interview tonight?” I asked blatantly.“I really didn’t come here for that,” she argued.“Are you completely opposed to the idea?” I challenged.“Well, no, but I’m not about to make the same mistake. For a piece of glass they sparkled quite well.“Why THREE earings.” I asked. And why would they put such gaudy rhinestones on them?”Dave looks at me and shakes his head in disbelief. “How in the world did an idiot like you attract a gem like your wife?”I wanted to defend myself, but I didn’t have an answer to his question.He takes one of the rings from the box and holds it up to the light and says. “First off, these aren’t rhinestones, their very valuable diamonds and second they aren’t earrings. This became a routine for a whole week; she would make sure her pallu dropped down when she cleaned my room. I cud not talk to her openly as there were people in the house. I would smile at her and she would smile back.Then one day after she had left, I was on my way down to work when I came upon her sitting on the stairs and crying softly. I was taken aback and cud not understands why she was doing it. I asked her what the matter is, she got up immediately and said nothing and started to. "Alright anyway, we both came up to see if you two were asleep."I'm on my way to bed dad," Natalie said hurrying out of the room. Dad followed her.Ryan got up and took off his shoes. Mom stood for a moment and smiled at her son. "I know how Natalie feels. You are so wonderful Ryan. I'm really going to miss you."Ryan smiled and gave his mom a hug. "I'll miss you too mom. You're the best."Ryan was about to pull away when mom pulled him close again and kissed his lips. It was just a normal peck.