I knew it was his truck because he has those loud exhausts which I hate but have given up telling him about.He drove rapidly up to the house, pulled i... next to his work truck and then ran into the house. I heard him yelling, “It’s me babe. Something major came up at work. Be back in a couple hours.”I tried to yell “No, no, NO!” but all that came out with the gag in place was “uh, uh, uh.”I nearly peed myself with fear when he came running back out of the house and jumped into the cab of the. Watts stood from his desk. "Alright, we'll get started with the presentations. Miss Sinclair, come right on up."Kill me." She pleaded to me as she walked to the front. She sighed once more. "Well, my essay is on Teen Pregnancy." She spoke up. * * She looked up from her paper when she finished. "Alright, tell me why that is your view on this topic."I winced at what she was about to say next, she had always said it to me when she brought up her older sister."Cuz',. The tears dropped down wetly onto his nervously twining fingers. ‘You hate me, don’t you?’ ‘No, I don’t hate you.’ Xavier said softly, putting an arm around him and stroking him soothingly. ‘Yes you hurt me, and yes you made me mad, but I don’t hate you. I could never hate you Rayne.’ He brought his other hand up to cup Rayne’s face, his thumb caressing his cheek and wiping away the tears there. ‘I’m sorry Rayne,’ Xav continued, his own voice raw and husky with emotion. ‘I’m sorry I couldn’t. I gasped!"Do you really mean it?" I asked, and then with that smile that only Mom could produce she said, "Yes."My head was filled with so much giddiness that I didn't know what to say. By the expression on my face it was easy to tell that I would love to be Mom's daughter. Quickly the thought occurred to me that this could be something I'd like to go on for more than a few months."Would that be possible?" I asked. Mom said that we'd take one day at a time and when the time was right, we'd make.