"And trust me,there's a big difference between the 'mum talk' and the 'big sistertalk'." Especially as there are some topics that, as I said earlier, ...nlyapply to 'girls likes us'," Jamie says softly."Most of that isn't an issue anyway," I shrug. "It's not like Kain andI haven't, you know, 'fooled around'. He's even comfortable with thesight of me naked." Ugh, more than could be said for my first long-term boyfriend, heh,"Jamie snorts."Aye, I remember a few horror stories about him, heh," Alice. I’m not suggesting that. Not at all.’ Pause. Interviewer: ‘I do, in fact, believe you when you say you went out there to teach your daughter to–‘ Rustling paper. Interviewer: ‘–in your words: ‘teach her to become her own woman’. I’m not questioning your intentions, Mrs. Summers. I think they were very noble. Admirable, even. Maybe you just got in over your head and you thought you had no other, y’know, option. That’s what I think…’ Mrs. Summers is heard lighting another cigarette. Mrs. Summers:. All but one of them were wearing heels. The exception was a girl wearing a sports bra and matching pants. She was still wearing her sneakers.Alone among the other girls, she seemed to be in good physical condition. Moreover, whenever she moved in a way that caused a bra strap to move, she exposed white skin that contrasted starkly with her tan. Dacey thought she would be the strongest competition, although she had a long torso with relatively short legs, and her shoulders appeared to be. Besides, if I did win and things didn't work out I could flip the place for a ready-made retirement fund. It only made sense. I hauled out my check book. "Put me down for a ticket, would ya?" I wrote out a check to the American Legion Post 504 in Batavia, Illinois. I handed him my check and driver's license. He asked, "You a member here?" Nope. Never felt the need."He asked another one. "You a vet?"I replied, "Yep. Army, back before Desert Storm. I never made it overseas so the VFW won't touch.