I rolled my eyes, it wasn’t exactly top secret, listening from Addie’s end, “No,” I told her, “what?”“Tawns…” she hesitated, “has ...lready gotten an offer for modeling… from Victoria’s Secret!” she was practically screeching, she was so excited for her friend.I waited, for more info, then gave up, “And…?” I finally apparently had to ask her.“You know what they already offered her?” Umm, no, I didn’t, again waiting for her to tell me, “Five hundred freakin’ dollars an hour!”My jaw must have. She'd few doubts about his stamina, she thought with a smile.Whereas she'd successfully avoided the subject, Junior obviously hadn't. There'd been too many 'boys' talks' and ogling smutty magazines, she'd concluded. Some of his ideas were a little fanciful, but others were a lot of fun. That Junior had brought joy into her life was something she'd always feel grateful to him for.Junior was never insistant or demanding when it came to bedtimes. Okay, he could be 'persuasive' when he was in the. "Jane Burnside—wife of JeffMary Elizabeth Burnside—Jeff's daughterJeff (JJ) Burnside, Jr.—Jeff's sonInez Arthur—substitute grandmotherRastus—Negro employeeMartha—Negro employee, Rastus' wife"Little" Jane—Rastus' daughterJonah—Negro employeeEllie—Negro employee, Jonah's wifeJosiah—Negro employeeMandy—Negro employee, Josiah's wifePierre Monde—creole employee, BBQ chefAgnes Monde—creole, Pierre's wifeHenrietta Monde—creole, Pierre's daughterThe next two years went along pretty well. The county wuz. I felt really bad and dejected. She asked why i was putting on a small face to which i replied that i wanted to enjoy my b day but couldn’t as my parents as well as my friend bailed out on me.She came and sat next to me and asked me if i wanted to celebrate my b day with her. I asked what we could do, to which she replied we could watch a movie in the tv and she would make something special to eat. I told her that i wanted to sing and dance on my 18 th bday.She was like you wouldn’t dance with.