She had lost an appointment with a good prospect to answer Alice's call. That didn't bother her, Alice had been troubled and still was and Rosa gnawed...at her cuticle pondering the possible outcome of Alice's problem with Robert's infidelities and her own problems with having to pick up women on an almost weekly basis.She glanced at her watch and saw that her client Josie Campbell was almost due and smoothed her dress, checked her makeup in a hand-held mirror and went outside the realty office. She was a sense of satisfaction when she could make jabs at her middle sister, even in jest. Kind of her little vice."Ha ha. Very funny. Bitch," Analise shot back."Analise," their mother scolded. "Watch your language. And keep it down."Abigail stuck her tongue out at her sister and then turned to the task at hand. "Try that one on first. The blue nightie."Analise grabbed the slinky number and disappeared into the bathroom. A minute later, she called quietly into the room. "Ja-ack ... Jack, are. " I nodded. "I get it. You're a cynic." We live in a world where abortion is birth control." What do you use?" What?" Birth control," I said. "Pills, condoms, what do you like?" Why?" Lisa narrowed her eyes, frowning as that bruise must have been throbbing about then."Just curious. Wondering what you'd do if you got pregnant. You're not married are you?" I'd keep it," she said. "I don't believe in birth control, okay? It's a miracle." Catholic?" I grinned at her. "Me too. Rhythm method." I'm. Our parents rode ahead on bikes, which gave Emma and I some time alone to talk. She told me that it was hot out today, and she would probably only stay at the beach for a little while. I picked up what was implied and agreed. She was a clever girl. The beach was non-eventful. Emma couldn’t do much to fill out a bikini yet, but I knew she would one day. One day she was going to be the hottest girl all the guys can only imagine themselves with. I was overcome with a sense of jealousy for the.