"And you're getting your ears pierced today." "What?" James broke her silence with a shocked exclamation. "That's the deal honey. I had given up hope ...n getting you some nice jewelry, but if you get your ears pierced I have something to work with." "But that has nothing to do with music, mom!" James realized that she was whining again. "That's the deal, take it or leave it." Anne said, looking at the price tag of the guitar with a shrug. "Toss in an amp and cords?" "A SMALL amplifier." Anne. I couldn’t help the feeling of pride as I watched Kelly fighting the fish. She listened to Sarah, doing what she was told. Jenny scurried around the cockpit taking pictures.The girls landed the fish and put it in the cooler. They came together and hugged as they bounced up and down. Unable to contain my excitement, I walked out and told Kelly what a great job she did.Rob put his hand on Jenny’s shoulder and told her how proud he was.“It looks like you girls don’t need us,” Rob said.Sarah. The brush of his fingers on my upper arm had stirred feeling. I continued to talk about the work on the website, the bookings that had been confirmed as he began to look bored… I suspected that he just wanted to chill out; so did I; but I was also conscious that the last few occasions had been business orientated and I didn’t want to do anything to spoil what I’d got planned for the afternoon. I put the laptop on the floor and as I sat back his position changed, he lay back and put his leg. It started raining while we were still on the phone, and the thunder and lightning soon followed. We said our good-byes and I hung up. My unpainted toes were forgotten, the television droned on, forgotten; I curled up in the corner of the couch and stared at the falling rain. The flashes of lightning gradually slowed and stopped, as did the thunder, and the rain lessened. I fell asleep with the sound of the rain pit-pattering on the roof, and the sound of Jack's voice echoing in my.