“Who did you call?” she asked.He looked up through his dark lashes at her and just shook his head gently. She drank her iced tea and they sat in s...lence. She was waiting but she wasn’t sure for what. They had gotten out of the house and into town but now they needed to get to Papa and the Sheriff, why were they just sitting there drinking iced tea? The door to the diner opened again and a man came in and headed their way. Spencer stood and took Annie by the hand. He tossed some money on the. There are a dozen adults around pretty consistently. Jorge is around a lot because he and Stephanie are dating pretty seriously, and Nick is here pretty often because of Bethany, and of course Kathy and Kurt, and Jamie and Jackie are here a lot.”“Nick and Bethany?” she asked.“They’re going to get engaged. Her parents are in town this weekend and Nick’s going to ask for her hand.”“Now that’s right gallant!” she said. “Will I get to see them?”“Yes. They’re going to dinner tomorrow night. Bethany. "Corey will be the first boyto be in this class, and I think it's great to get some boys in with us toknow ballet." But, Miss Simmons," the same girl persisted, a strikingly beautifulblonde girl with an athletic body. "How can we be free and act ourselveswith a boy here?" Oh, Tracy, you'll do fine I'm sure. First of all, I'll let Corey changein my office, so he won't bother anyone's privacy."Miss Simmons then told the girls to begin on individual ballet exercisesfor ten minutes, and directed. "I feel like such a fake compared to you.You're the real deal and I'm just, well you know." I know," she said tenderly, "but we all have to start somewhere.There was a time when I was just like you and with all the insecuritiesthat go with it but, bit by bit, I dealt with them either by realisingthat my worries were groundless or, as with the boobs, making changestowards becoming the person I wanted to be. I could argue that myboobs are just as fake as yours and the only real difference.