"Wait a minute, you're not going to tease and torture me then leave me like this, are you?" I asked to a roar of laughter from the doorway."Afraid so,...you won't make it to work and you are going to have a busy night. Your phone has been dinging like crazy again. A quick cold shower is all you get," she said as she was headed to the door. I dispatched both pillows at her to another roar of laughter from the cheap seats.A very cold shower, clean uniform and I was in the kitchen with the. Com"Have you heard about the new guy yet?" Dude, there are over one hundred attorneys in this firm, and wejust hired another twenty. Which new guy?" The tall guy on the third floor. You know...the swishy one."Oh, that guy. Johnny knew exactly the one he was talking about.Tall, skinny, walked with a bit of a sway in his hips. Theyusually arrived at work at the same time, and Johnny had bumpedinto him at the copy machine a few times. They had never beenintroduced, but there was something about. Well, at that moment Amber approached me and told me that she was in the same situation at home with her parents.That was when I started joking and said: "Hey, imagine how good it would be to go and live in the woods right now, just to get rid of their voices." which made me start laughing.I was expecting Sophie and Amber to at least smile at my words, but all I got were some very serious expressions and a "Let's do it" from Amber.I was shocked. They were seriously considering my stupid idea.. I can'tbe your mother, she is. I'm sorry, but you deserve the best and youraunt is the best for you."Ronda asked if she had her blessing to be adopted, her mother shot backan angry, "You mean she hasn't already adopted you?" Crystal sighed andexplained, "It's complicated. Stone kept objecting to custody and wouldhave fought us over adoption. I wish we had come to you sooner. I'msorry."Ronda's mother gave her a sympathetic, "I can't blame you for that andhe is a piece of garbage who will do.