"I turned my head and nodded to her that it was alright. She reluctantly got off the couch and walk up behind me. Her hands were shaking, mostly from ...fear I guessed. I patted her on the head and whispered. "It will be alright honey, just do what he tells you."Bristol laughed again, "Yea it will be just fine honey, now get down on your knees and take off your mom's skirt."Jesse dropped onto her knees and then with trembling hands reached up and unzipped my skirt and slid it over my hips and down. 'Not that I think you're going to do anything for sure, but you never know, she said.'" You're on The Pill?" I asked, excited."I just said... " Then you couldn't get pregnant if we... " Billy! We're not going to DO anything! How many times do I have to tell you that? This was Mom's idea, not mine. And in any case, it's not for YOU!" Her tone was uncharacteristically sharp.I leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Okay, okay. I get it. Don't get mad."Jean turned to stare at me, her eyes blazing. I’m trying to fix things Chanel. “Yeah, I found it earlier this week, met the woman yesterday, and she’s giving me the keys tomorrow. I can still help you with this month’s rent though, I wasn’t expecting to leave so soon.” I peek at Ethan as I pass Michael the pipe. Ethan scoffs and smiles. “Don’t even worry about it. I’m glad you found something you want,” he says, some underlying emotion painting his words. I open my mouth to argue, but he throws me a pointed glance, and I now know I’m. "Wow!" is what I thought. "I... I... I... I... love it," I finally gotthe words out. She hugged me again with another beaming smile and Ismiled back. Just then we heard a knock on the door. "May I come in," asked Adrienneand we told her she could. "Oh, my doesn't that look pretty!" sheexclaimed sincerely. "I just love that little bow in the front. Fromyour smile I think you must like it, too." I smiled some more and saidyes. "Let me see if we need to adjust the straps." She moved.