I’m so scared of him telling Mom...”“Nothing we can do now,” she replied, “I ... I don’t care if they are mad ... We just have to be caref...l, okay? Not get caught again...”Finch smiled, “I like the sound of that...”“Easy, stud,” she chided him after a mouthful of toast and lemon preserves, “right now I’m mostly just worried that he’s gone and Mom’s in trouble and I don’t know what we’re supposed to do but just sit here and worry...”Finch looked down at the crumbs on his plate, picking up the. "I'm happy, " she said, completely seriously. "I'm happier than I've ever been in my whole life." Yeah, well you're young," I said. "You have lots of time in your life to find much bigger and better things."I saw her face close down. It almost returned to that disappointed, tired, sad, hopeless face she'd had when I found her a month back. But I didn't have time to examine her face, because she rolled away from me and got up. She got Dilly out of the crib and went to her room to get dressed.I. . it was only playful right?Alana reappeared carrying a tray, I noticed that her dress was riding up slightly, and in my drunken state I was staring at the ever more exposed tops of her legs. She caught me staring and I felt myself flush.'I'm...' I began'What?' she said with a mischievous grin sprayed across her face. She set the tray down. There was my pint of lager, and her rum and coke and Megan's Cocktail and an array of shots.'I thought we could have some fun before you went home' she said. "Oh, hi Becky, what can I do for you?" he asked. "Um... I thought, well it's pretty hot out, and..." I said, not knowing the words to say. Mark's bearing and the aura that surrounded him made my tongue fail me and I just shut up rather than make more of a fool out of myself. "So you brought this for us," he said, finishing my sentence. "Thank you, Becky." He smiled at me with his sparkling blue eyes. My heart leapt and my breath caught in my throat. All I could do was return his smile, looking.