Smiling, I greeted her, stopping in the aisle to chat.“Philip,” she said with a smile, “What did you do to my daughter?”“Me? Nothing. Why?�... I asked. Had I done something?“It seems she has a bit of a crush on you.”“A crush? On me? Why? I didn’t do anything except keep her and Sia entertained.”“I doubt it’s anything you did. But, it is quite remarkable.”“How so?” I asked.Alia smiled slightly. “It’s too long a story to go into in the middle of Safeway.”“I see. Well, if you ever feel like talking. His name is Dylan Lewis. He is in my grade and is thebackup quarterback on the football team. He is really nice, once you gethim away from all the boys.? Katie began laughing. ?I know the feeling.When Danny is with the guys, he tries to act like a macho jerk but when weare alone he is the sweetest, kindest guy. You will meet. Boys can be sosilly? Ashley agreed with my roommate and then made an announcement. ?Forthe rest of the night, no talking about dumb boys. It?s just us girls. Iwant. But from the look on his face I knew he wasn't fooled. He realizes I'm doing it on purpose. What can I say? I'm new at this. It's obvious he enjoys the view, though. A thrill ran through my body just from knowing he's looking. I'm still embarrassed, of course. But not like I was last night at the mall.I tried to stay cool. I made believe nothing unusual was happening and went on with opening the book. I was concentrating hard on turning to the page where I left off when he said, "Sweetheart .... ”The idea of apologizing had not occurred to Ed, particularly since he considered his past actions unforgivable. He said, “There’s no way an apology will fix the damage that I’ve done.”“It can’t hurt,” replied Linda. She had been in a lot of situations in her past where she had bought an apology even for pretty horrific offenses. On three separate occasions she had taken back a boyfriend that beat her, only accepting that he wouldn’t change after the fourth time. The woman might never trust Ed,.