I was still thrilled and then one night when Graham stayed in London on business she slept with me at my tiny flat. It was like old times and she was ...intensely happy. On the spur of the moment I bent down on one knee and using an old coke can ring pull as a ring, proposed. I laid my heart on the line, confessed my true feelings and told her of my fears with her and Graham. She was stunned into silence and remained speechless for what seemed like minutes. Eventually she spoke and what she said. And Clint loved that.“So, whatcha doin' here?” Lee asked, not looking at Juana as she dug back into her macaroni and cheese.Juana squirmed.Feeling compassionate for the poor thing—imagine having to live with that bitch—I reached across the table and took Juana's hand. A moment later, Jenny's joined mine. She was such a sweet girl. We both gave Juana a reassuring squeeze.“You can tell us,” I said. “We keep secrets.”Juana glanced at Jenny. And then her gaze settled on me. Then she took a deep. "With Jordanout, you showed no fire or heart last game, so that's our focus for thisseason. But come on. We've already cut into our practice time. Get somelayups going while I decide the teams and get Claire and Jordyn going."The players just stood there, unsure of what to do."Let's go, boys!" Coach called out, emphasizing the irony of the order.The team reluctantly shuffled towards the hoops, looking concernedly inour direction. Soon, under Coach's watchful eye, the gym was filled withthe. ”“How old are you?”“I’m fifteen. Jonesy will be fifteen next week.”Oh my god! Damn that Cory! He’s going to make me molest two young boys who live on my street!I turned and saw Cory leaning comfortably against the doorframe at the entrance to the family room. He’s listening, enjoying my discomfort. He has that smile on his face. The same arrogant smile he always seemed to have on his face when he unbuttoned my blouse.He smiled at Sean and Jonesy and said, “Come on back, guys.”I watched them.