.. just a gesture of both affection and subtle ownership. Physical contact clearly displayed, telling both me and any curious eyes in the room that I ...as your territory. As the night went on, several drinks later for both of us, my buzz heightened. Not to that point of blacked-out, but more like moments snipped and clumsily pasted together again, seconds and minutes lost within each edit. Between meeting everyone, drinking, and laughing, we'd break away for a few: bathroom trips, refills at. I went to live in the Spencer School. It was OK there, I had good friends. Richard was my best friend. We both played baseball.When I met the Mitchells, it was not that simple. First, they come into the office and meet with the social worker, then after the adults talk for a while they bring the k** in. Then if they like you, you go to their house for a weekend for a trial visit. Then if they still want to adopt you you go live with them. Then it is 30 days they are on probation and you can be. There was the body of another young man slumped against the other wheel. His lifeless eyes stared at the sun. His mouth was open, and there was a red splotch on the middle of his shirt.Bob wondered what time it was, and where Andy was. Had Rob and Dana started the wagon ruse, yet? He didn't hear any shooting."Well, lookie, lookie. The sneak is awake. I heard ya when you was sneakin' in the woods. Ya came back, an I was ready fer ya," The crook gloated. Just about then, there began some gunfire. " Well, as long as she's in California I guess it's okay."Kara had been listening to the exchange between Tim and Misty. "You two can save that for later," Kara said. "Right now we're playing Trivia." We're the newcomers," I said hopefully. "We get to pick the topic, right?" Wrong," said Kara, "we were here first so we get to choose. Romance Novels." That'll work. Tim reads one a week. We should do alright." Jesus, you told me he read a lot but you didn't say anything about romance novels..