He checked the beam, finding it weak and pathetic compared to the Maglite. It was a dim beam, but it was steady and the normal brightness for the litt...le flashlight. Baby Flash, check. The flashlights went under his pillow, stored where they could be quickly pulled out and where his mom wouldn’t see them when she came to say goodnight. He grabbed his flip-flops next, the old ones with the band that was coming loose on the left foot, and jammed one under each door of the closet. It had two. ..how bad could it be. Closing my eyes, I tried to picture one of the hot girls I saw at school. Our lips met and his felt like silk upon my own. The were soft and warm, the kiss started sweet before i felt his lips start to part my own, his moist tongue beginning to probe my mouth. Instinctively i accept his tongue, letting his more experienced tongue massage and dance along my own. Our bodies were nearly ontop of eachother as the passion in the kiss increased. Before I knew it, he had. Nikki, this ISN'T the mom that left me in the trailer park." Really?" I mean, yeah, it's physically Mom, but ... she says she turned her back on that whole thing that used to be her. Went to church with us yesterday morning. Church! Nikki, this is the woman who I could not depend on to even be HOME on Sunday morning. She's quit smoking. Says she's off drugs and alcohol. Not gonna be a barmaid. I ... I'm ... I don't know WHAT I am. It's like I struck an iceberg in Mobile Bay." I thought my best. I love you Carol, call my cell if there is any change. Mother, are you coming?’ Janice got up to leave with Steve. ‘I love you too, Steve. See you in seven hours, I’ll call if there is any change.’ Steve nodded his head. Carol didn’t say anything to her Mother. Janice left with her head bowed. Steve didn’t know what was exactly going on between his Sister and his Mother. But, he had a pretty good guess, because of the partial bits of conversation he had overheard, and it made him sick. But.