I led her out to my car and opened the door for her. She got in and I closed the door, and as I walked around I could see a few faces in the window wa...ching.I asked her if she liked Chinese food and she said yes, I told her I had reservations at Mings'. Ming's was an exclusive restaurant that had real authentic food cooked fresh, it wasn't a buffet or take out place.Cathy was impressed and we had a great dinner over two hours sampling many different dishes. Through dinner we held hands at times. True, I worried about my other girls’ love lives and their futures, but it was different with Lisa. It was more intense, and that alone made me wonder just what kind of bond I had forged between us. Mrs. Hartwell asked about them flying out to visit. I was a bit apprehensive, because of my lifestyle in Texas, but I agreed. I only hoped everyone would help should such an event happen.I saw Sheriff Conroy again before Christmas. He assured me that Ricardo had been processed, and would be facing. My closeness to him was a constant source of bafflement for the more ‘girly’ amongst our cohort and frequently attracted some unpleasant, spiteful comments. When it was clear that our relationship was platonic, more like brother and sister, they left me alone, my presence resented but not seen as a threat.But I didn’t want our relationship to be platonic. I didn’t want to be Johnny’s sister.Though I fought hard to deny it, I had been in love with Johnny since the first time he and I had kicked. Everything has to be tidy or lined up in rows or whatever. And if something gets dirty or spilled or whatever, she can’t do anything else until it’s been cleaned up. Mona’s got us teaching her to get used to the idea that some things are s’posed to be messy. She’s trying, but it still upsets her sometimes.”“Okay, that sounds easy enough to deal with.”“She’s fine, really. Her parents are way weirder. But they never turn up to these things, so you won’t have to worry about them. Apparently they.