Sam he looked real bad. He’s lost a lot of weight, and well, he looked real sick.“She kinda forced the issue and he admitted to Abby that he had s...age four prostate cancer. Sam, he’s got but a few months to live tops,” said Owen Cord.I couldn’t talk. For the moment the man left me alone with my thoughts. I turned away from him and stared at the wall. I hated him and I was grateful to him—at the same time. I didn’t know what to do.“Sam, he made Abby promise not to tell you. He didn’t want to add. Eventually I decided to holdout as long as I could but I knew if she made the first move it would be allover. She called three days later from school and asked if she could come over.I told her she could if it was alright with her mom. She told me she had atalk with mom the day after our 'date' and would tell me about it. The schoolwas only two blocks away so I didn't offer a ride. She was wearing cute little jeans shorts and a tight T shirt that again showedallot of midriff. I asked about the. What was he doing here?Whatever the answer was, I needed a plan.“Excuse me?” I guess I was going with denial and avoidance. It seemed to be my specialty these days anyway. “Look, whatever your name is. I know we’re gonna be living together and all, but I don’t know you well enough to feel comfortable letting you call me pet names. I’m not your 'little one.' You can call me Delaine or Laine.”Xander blinked a few times, but he must have decided to play along because, after a smirk that clearly. To perhaps correct an impression, our reluctance to meet with all of you was due to the potential significance of such a meeting. We are close, very close. The characterization earlier of us being pseudo siblings is, I think, more accurate than something more intimate and long term." Relax," said Erin. "We can see how close you feel to each other. Your description appears to be accurate. It is a different relationship to those we have seen up until now, although we knew groups on Earth that.