‘Oh really?’ ‘Mhm,’ she moaned against his lips, ‘I hope the next one’s a boy.’ ‘Oh thank god,’ Will teased, ‘I was worried you w...re going to paint the boy’s room pink.’ She laughed, lying down on top of him, her head on his chest. ‘I love you.’ ‘Love you too, sweet heart,’ he sighed, ‘Don’t know what I’d do without you.’ ‘What did you do without me?’ she asked, looking up at him, ‘When you went away that time?’ He sighed and was quiet for a long time, thinking. ‘I was lost.’ ‘What do you. “Stop it girl. We have to find something for you to wear and get you home. Come with me.” Sarah said and pulled Kaylie with her by the arm into the closet.Hank turned and left the room to walk down the hall. He came into the living room and Tyshawn was watching TV.“Son, what happened here?” Hank said.“What do you mean, Hank?” Tyshawn said, looking up.“I mean what happened after I fell asleep?” Hank responded.“Well, let’s see, the teacher came all over Jesse’s dick and then Jesse blew a load. ” She smiled wickedly. Jack was up before his alarm went off. He quickly showered and shaved. He dressed in a simple T and tight jeans. He was too nervous to eat anything other than a dry granola bar. He gathered his bags, threw them into the car. Before heading to Lambert, he swung by Dillard’s. Linda was helping another customer when she spotted Jack. She sent her off to look at another rack of whatever and walked up to him. She rubbed her hand on his chest. She whispered to him, “Well, did. . and Emily’s. And Steve’s. It was wrong of me, not to call you a ‘starter wife,’ but to make you one in the first place. It was wrong of me to ask you to marry me to try to make Emily jealous, so she’d crawl back to me. I used you for that. I’m ... sick to my stomach, just thinking of it.“God, I really can be a dick, can’t I? A complete asshole, at least at moments like this one. For you, permanence matters more than exclusivity. For me, both matter, and I really can’t picture myself growing.