” Alaina sealed the lid of her plastic container and placed it into her lunch bag.“You woulda told him not to.”“Yeah, I would have. And he kne... that, so he did it as a surprise. I think he even timed it so they’d show up right when we got back to the house. He could have just had it done during the day, but he wanted me to see it. He wanted to see my reaction, I think. And...” she trailed off, looking down at her hands fidgeting with her lunch bag.“And what, A?”Alaina took a deep breath and. My dirty story and thoughts.Another year older, and all of a sudden, a massive change in attitude of my father.The night in question opened my eyes to his jealousy. He had already started making my life a misery, when he knew I was dating, and although still technically a juvenile, Daddies mood swings culminated one night as I spent an hour on the porch with my boyfriend, in the darkness of the night, we fooled, and unbeknown to us, daddy listened on the other side of the door.I became aware. She couldn't even remember when she had added that, but if only for the title it felt appropriate. Ryan mused that her own life had been full of changes the last few months. A boyfriend, getting rid of Jason, and now the tour; she hoped things would slow down for a bit so she could adjust to it all. She smiled at the thought of Brody—that was one thing that had taken less adjustment than she had feared. She checked the time and wondered when he might call. He had gotten back from Michigan the. "Just bein' like them old times." What old times?" The ones we be a havin' last month."It was hard to believe that all of this had happened in just a few months. I looked up as the door opened and Lana came out with the phone in her hand. She said, "Good-bye, see you soon," to whomever she was speaking to and handed it to me."Hello," I said."Oh, hi Mom, Lana didn't let me know it was you." You and Dad are stopping out on your way to South Carolina?" Is there room for you here?" Yes of course,.