“Okay, I’ll share him with you.”“That’s not what I meant, Tiffany!” said Melanie heatedly. “She deserves her chance. I was scared too. W...e can’t let her chicken out!”“You don’t understand!” whined Suzie.“Yes we do,” said Melanie, suddenly using a soothing tone. “Tiffany was scared too.” She looked at Tiffany. “Weren’t you, Tiff?”Tiffany blinked. She nodded. “I was!” she admitted. “But I’m not any more. It was amazing, Suzie!”“I know that!” snapped Suzie. “A deaf person could have heard how. She wanted my new hairstyle to,hopefully, be a pleasant surprise for me. I was so absorbed inLinda's handiwork and in Janet's chatting that I did not noticeHeather had slipped into the back room. When she finished, Linda useda generous amount of scented hairspray to hold my new style. Isavored the fragrance of the spray as it was applied. Linda thenturned me to face the mirror. "Well, Mary Ann, what do you think ofyour feminine look?"I was both pleased and surprised. I was pleased with the. I have looked at myself in the mirror — countless times — since you showed an interest in me, and I still can’t see why you would want me. Oh, I suppose my breasts are decent and my body is okay, but you have seventeen women who are drop-dead gorgeous, not to mention very intelligent. But, Big Boy, I will not look that proverbial gift horse in the mouth. I have loved you since I saw you that first time, exhausted while covered in blood and grime. I was standing with another girl, both of us. He grinned at the excited faces of the boys for a long moment before he released my arm and I was able to secure the five buttons on my dress while they watched.I was so embarrassed that I almost couldn't breathe. I seemed to be seeing everything through a red haze. I fumbled with the buttons for an inordinately long time before I was finally able to close my dress, for all of the good it did me. There was a slight breeze blowing across the parking lot. It ruffled my top exposing most of my.