I couldn't help checking her out, assurreptitiously as possible. "Hey, Cherry!" She quickly embraced her,then turned to us. "Welcome, Mr. and Mrs. ...Brown. Please come in. I'mMelda." We followed her into the living room."Mom, Dad! They're here!" called out Melda. She turned back to us, asher parents entered. "Leigh'll be down in a few minutes. She's not mysister, by the way. Her parents were unable to prepare her for the Prom,so we took on the job." Well, that wasn't nice of her. Me. M.C. Martinez, who was my second in command, but really ran the show, 'cause he knew what the fuck to do in lots of strange situations, whereas I was still learning. Hollerith, third in line. '42' – Jackie Robinson, a black guy from the same town as the 'other' Jackie Robinson. 42 was the 'other' Jackie Robinson's uniform number. Lou Trezciewicz – 'Trez' to us – a wiry guy who was our main radio and comms expert. And Bob Bumeral, the guy who could make anything go 'boom' if you gave him. She knows about my mother, so she has a good idea what I think of that idea, and why. But she also told me that she'd have followed Don to hell and back, even if he hadn't stood before that altar. That's commitment – and that's how I feel about BethAnn."The argument was interrupted when the nurse came in to let them know that Dr. Wilson had finished his tests, and that they could go and see BethAnn if they wanted to. Colin couldn't wait to go, mostly because he was more than just a little. She charms her clients and is utterly brilliant with the Damsels who clearly love her."Steven nodded happily. "I think she's very special too. When you think of those girls' backgrounds and indeed her own it's pretty impressive the way she's brought them all on to be the cheerful, helpful lot they are. When they visited her in hospital they all went and had a chat with the other patients who didn't have any visitors. Becca said Kim was a natural and that the rest knew how much a little love and.