“And this is my boyfriend, Tony.” He repeated the gesture. His handshake was as neutral as any I’d ever had. There was nothing aggressive about ...t, but certainly nothing friendly, either.“Mr. Anderson, Lexi,” I said, “this is my mother and father, Deborah and Saul Ames.”My dad stepped forward to shake first Mr. Anderson’s hand and then Lexi’s. Everything was silent and I had visions of catastrophe playing behind my eyes. Then Mom stepped into the breach.“Oh, the girls have told me so much about. "I do know that but I wouldn't have blamed you if you just got up and left me sitting here without a ride home." I could not help thinking that Marjorie would have deserved it if I had done exactly that."I'd like to think I have a little more class than that." And it's ten times more class than you have I thought. "I hope you and Lenny are very happy together." Thanks Peter. I'll be standing by Lenny's side for as long as he wants me." I didn't see any point in prolonging the agony for either. Mm, well now I got my "something" to look forward to. Maybe my life doesn't have to be a suck-fest after all. --= 3 =-- Since my talk with Danny, I've had a new outlook on life. I'm much more optimistic about the little things, like today, when I peeked into the mirror. Instead of seeing plain brown hair and brown eyes, I saw rich chocolate hair with sun-kissed strands, and honey eyes with a tint of green. I ran my hands over my breasts, holding them firm in my hands. They're full B-cup and. " Sally I must look nice for him. It's quite all right. He will wait for me. Please don't fret."Sally wondered at her mother. She knew and her mother knew that her father was deeply sedated. That he would never waken. That he would never see her again. And yet she was taking this time when time was now so short. She felt a flash of irritation. Why were old people so STUBBORN?Having at last adjusted her (now dreadfully out-of-date) hat her mother was finally ready. Sally took her by the arm,.