” I replied, without thinking. I turned red. Why had I said that!? She grinned and put her hands on her hips, cocking her head a little.“I’m fla...tered, but seriously give me hand.” She threw a box of tea bags at me.As we moved around the kitchen putting stuff away, we invariably brushed against each other now and again. I don’t know if it was my overactive imagination but she seemed to be exaggerating her actions; every time she bent over, she would stick her ass out just a little too far. She. " Kids?" I asked."Three." That's nice. Kids are a great thing. They bring life into perspective. All those great plans you had for yourself when you were young, you'd gladly give them all up in exchange for having happy, healthy kids." That's the truth," he said."I bet you'd give anything to keep something from happening to Teddy, Lois and Jeffrey. Louise too for that matter."I said it as casually as I would mention it was getting dark outside.His head jerked in my direction. His pale, white. ”“Well, you will tonight. That’s not an option. Everybody will get a drum. And there will be dancing.”“Um ... clothed?” I was suddenly having visions of a bunch of stoned men and women gyrating in front of a fire.“Yes, silly,” she said squeezing me. “Don’t get too excited. But you might want your sketchbook handy. You never know what might happen.” She grinned at me and I finally figured out I was being a bit of a jerk myself. I laughed.“You really had me going there, Kitten.”“Well, it will. I noticed the woman in the sedan give me a what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-him look. I looked at my sister. She had cum all over her face. I gave her a packet of wipes.Finally we reached school. I looked at the watch. 8:40. Shit. Five minutes until the end of first period. We were gonna be in deep shit with mom when she got back. "How do I look?" Angela asked. I wiped a white spot on her face. "Good," I said. "You look.....flush..." I said as I grabbed my bag back and opened the door.We rushed.