I guess it was that I still appeared to be very near homeless. At least I did to anyone who just looked at me casually, which most folks did.By the fi...st of February I was completely moved into the barn. I grew bored about that same time. I was doing all the work that came my way, but there wasn’t much. I had my truck door advertising, and the fellow who owned the diner allowed me to put a small sign on his bulletin board. That wasn’t free, but I didn’t mind the hundred bucks every three months. ..are you sure you're straight?" I asked."What would make you think I wasn't?" she answered."I noticed one of your titles," I pointed out."Oh that? That was an accident."She put her laptop to the side and decided to take a break from her work. She was laying on the pillow and I was laying beside her. I reached out and stroked her arm. She didn't even look at me funny."So have you broken up with him yet?" she asked me as I was still grazing over her skin."No, but I'm planning on it," I. Yeah there was quite a bit of that but we also had other things to do. She had school during the day and I got started back up doing design consultation work. After school time was taken up with cheerleading practice three days a week and I took her to some of the job sites to check out the progress with my work. Again she was a big hit with the technicians and the prime contractor was still trying to hire her on the spot. She politely turned them down stating that she had a lot to do then and. The subdued, almost sullen woman who had watched silently that first time bore no resemblance at all to the wildly cheering, glowingly proud mother now beside him. The woman who had stood back silently and watched everyone else congratulate Cheryl after that first game could not have been the same one who dashed shrieking across the floor to hug her sweaty, victorious daughter.Cheryl came back to the hotel on a separate shuttle after a short team meeting. She came right up to Cal and Darlene's.