"All right, if you loan me ten bucks until payday, you can bring a couple of pairs out." No problem," the other boy smiled, pulling a ten-dollar bill ...rom his wallet and following his friend into the stock room.The clerk hurried back to Janice with a stack of boxes of shoes. "I wasn't sure which style you would like, so I brought a couple in each color."Janice tried to concentrate on getting a pair of shoes that fit but it was nearly impossible. In spite of her embarrassment, she could feel. I think you might be right that she’s feeling left out.”“Well I didn’t make a big deal about it Wednesday because she was at the hospital and I know we’ve had a game since then that I couldn’t go to, so not a huge deal, but I want to talk to her before things go too long.”We made some small talk until people started drifting away one by one. Lilly took off on her bike and Mom went to get ready. That just left the three of us alone at the table. “So once Mom leaves for the lawyer’s office, me. "Delilah, Sampson, come," I said and the dogs jumped off the bed where they were sleeping and I got them onto the bench seats where they laid down. Looking back in, I watched as the woman wiped down everything with a bottle of alcohol and wipes. While the girls were cleaning, Samantha hung one of the floodlights over the table. Using cushions, they elevated the seats high enough for Sali to lie down.I reached into the cabinet beside me and pulled out a tote bag. Opening it, I pulled a small box. To prep him. He has to be sterilized to prevent infections. That's called prepping." She looked at him with a hopeful gaze."OK" Rudy said uncertainly."Well, you see, the men can't ... I mean won't do the prep, so we had to do it. Us women I mean." she said, as if that explained everything."I don't understand." said Rudy. He was beginning to get exasperated."I want you to watch." said Dee, more firmly now. "I think you'll understand then."She pulled him again and they turned a corner into a.