We did some more shopping, and Mom wore her new blue cotton shorts that showed off her long legs. She had on a white blouse with short sleeves and an ...pen collar. For an accent, she wore a red bandana around her neck. She had her new Gucci prescription sunglasses pushed up on her head and gold studs in her ears with her Rolex watch worn loosely on her wrist. Although she still did not wear make-up to work, she had become quite adept at applying make-up for the evenings and a lighter touch for. Also, I like my hair this way, and it was fun learning to help youwith yours, but I know kids would make fun of me if they knew"That did it. Mom changed in an instant. She took hold of both my upper armsand squeezed her fingers into them."You little brat! I have had to deal with nasty, ungrateful men and boys allmy life. You are my child. You will do as I say, groom yourself to mystandards, and wear the clothes I give you. Otherwise, you will be punished."Mom was shouting now. I was about to. He had Carl had been friends for most of their lives, and he was Carl's foreman. He was one of the best people Carl had ever had, if not THE best, and was loyal to a fault. He took Carl's words as seriously as Moses had taken the Ten Commandments. Sharon and Julia went out and talked to him, and he gave SHARON the papers he had held so seriously. Julia had asked about Carl, and what he was doing today, then leaned over and kissed him on the cheeks, telling him that the first kiss was for Carl,. Alice shot back, with a mental tongue sticking out thrown in for good measure.As Rick walked through the door, he tossed back Alice's tongue before planting a soft kiss where it counted, along with a sigh of relief. "OK, so what's up gorgeous?" Looks like he's going to run," Alice stated, with an ear to ear smile bursting over her face."No Joke? Sweet. The Honorable Henry Donaldson sounds great honey. Has he told anyone besides you?" Asked Rick."Not that I know of. He was planning on filing the.