By this time, she'd made it to the front of the line and I watched as she chatted cheerfully with the barista while he started filling her order. Her ...high tinkling laugh drifted to me across the noise of the cafe as they shared some unknown joke. I felt a moment of envy for the man serving her. I wanted to have those green eyes flashing at me – to have that laugh responding to some comment of mine. Then I acknowledged the envy for the foolishness it was and let it fade away.I turned away and. ...you havegot your self into a predicament!" He smiled with kindly interest.Mad Jack said, "How the do you know my name and who are you?"The man's smile grew wider and he said "I know all about you and as for myname I go by many names - many names, but shouldn't your main concern be the angry police gathering outside with orders 'to shoot the cop killer onsight!'"Are you the Devil?" said Mad Jack, hoping it didn't sound too insane.The man smiled again and said, "That's one of my names! But. I think you need to go home and rethink your plans for this year. You don’t need to do any of it.”I groaned and said, “Mom, I’m not ready to leave yet. I just ... It burns that these girls only have their heart set on dad. Doesn’t that bother you?”“No, it doesn’t. Timmy, it’s not anything different than what bonded Sherman and your father together after I left. It’s what makes his entire business empire work so well. Loving and trusting a single person brings people together.”“But it’s. Whatever its name, the bottle should have been labeled ‘Rape Me!’I couldn’t help but stare. My baby sister didn’t look anything at all like the fifteen-year-old cheerleader she really was, but more like a woman in her early twenties. Like in the movie Hot Shots, she looked hot enough to fry eggs and bacon!Sue was getting nervous standing there before me, with me simply staring. Finally, Mom said, “Well, say something, Paul!”I closed my mouth and let out a loud wolf whistle, at which Mom laughed.