So you could say it’s something I’ve always known.Now it’s different, because my sixteenth birthday is tomorrow and you could say I’m up next ...to bat. Oh, don’t know what the open secret is yet, do you?As I said, tomorrow is my birthday and I’ll be sixteen. My sister, Sarah, is already 18 and I remember when she had her sweet sixteen. After the party, she was different. Older somehow. She never said, but it was after mom and dad took her out to dinner without my brother and me. But since I’m a. “What? You don’t look that old at all!” I said making him smile.“Really? Thank you. How old do I look?” He asked. “Like you’re at least twenty two or twenty three.” I said making him smile.“How old are you?” He asked.“Now before I say how old I am, yes I was really really young when I had Katie, she’s seven, and I’m twenty.” I said making him smile.“First, I’m not going to judge you, and two, there is no way that you’re twenty.” He said making me feel good.“How old do I look?” I asked.“Sixteen. Her dad drove her to the Police Station. They gave a statement, she got examined, and they went home. When they got home they checked all the doors and windows to make sure they were locked. They set the alarm system for the first time in a year. They barely got any sleep that night, but they got a call from the police they wanted to meet with Claire and her dad to get a sketch so they can catch the man who did this. They headed for the Police Station again. This time Damian and Tammie went. No one in college wants someone who's just in it for sex. They want a guy who cares about them, and who wants to get to know them, and..." Shane cut her off, "and who has an ok body, and someone they wouldn't feel embarrassed introducing to friends and family, and someone with a cool car." Jennifer punched him in his arm. "Hey! Maybe some of us would like a guy like you to hold onto!"Suddenly, it got very quiet between them. Shane stared into Jennifer's eyes, those piercing pools of ice, and he.