A little scary," she said, tossing her ponytail back with her hand. "I thought I'd fare better. I guess there's no place like home."She followed that ...ith a hearty laugh that endeared this young woman to his heart. This, Smith knew, was going to be his Candice."You were probably around some people -- other Miss Teen America contestants -- who had lived different lives than you," he continued the ruse. Out of Dori's view, Quinn gave him a puzzled look, which he ignored."Oh, for sure! No one I. You probably don’t even see half the ways she takes care of you. You be good to her as best as you know how, and do everything in your power to hang onto her, OK?’ ‘I understand,’ I assured her. ‘That’s my boy,’ she whispered, then reminded me to text Miranda’s number as soon as I hung up, which I did. ******* I returned home in the early evening and was comforted by the sight of Miranda’s car in the driveway. When I entered the house, however, she was not in the kitchen, as I expected, but. This new woman, Tammy, was not like that. The topic of sex never came up before her husband was introduced. I was enjoying our chats, so we continued.Randomly one day she asked if I had plans on Friday night, and asked if I wanted to come over and have dinner at their place. Having no plans and looking to relax after a long work week, I agreed. They lived about two towns over, so it was a short thirty-minute drive there. I honestly had no idea what to expect, having only seen pictures of her. " Wal-Mart," Danielle queried?"Wal-Mart!"Naturally, it took a while to get Sharon ready for a road drip, but eventually they get the car carrier strapped in, the diaper and snack bags loaded, and they headed across the county to the large Wal-Mart that had opened a bout a year ago.During the ride, they talked about everything, and they talked about nothing. It was the kind of conversation that two people who are deeply in love have. Sharon, who decided to sleep during the hour long road trip,.