"Know in your heart that I love you. Now, and always."I had to roll to my side and hold her as she cried.Monday morning bright and early, we let ourse...lves into the dungeon and got to work. We had spent the weekend in bed, except for meals and potty breaks, and I was fairly sure Connie had her confidence back. Self-doubt can cripple a person. I wanted Connie whole.Sarah called and informed us she'd been placed with a foster family by the name of Prentice. She was excited about having her own. " The car swerved as Chris swung his head to look at his mother. "You mean they are... like... like us?" Allison smiled. "Yes. That's why I said that she could help. She's been through it." "They are like married and stuff?" "Something like that," Allison said as she reached over and took his hand. "They can't get married, but they are living as husband and wife." "Holy crap." "The world is a strange place. Let's go get something to eat and celebrate your B+. I'm so proud of you." They stopped. I wasn't. I was working on a whole series of those moments in an earlier taping. The "money shots", so to speak, were safely in my purse and out of sight."Miss Powell," Mr. Grant said as he opened the door to the editing booth."Mr. Grant." I very carefully did not reach for the controls. I wanted him to see what I was looking at on the video display.He looked over my shoulder, watching the action for a few seconds. "You're busy, I see."I hit Pause. "I just started on this scene," I said. "I can. I didn’t see my sister for two days, she hid in her room ashamed to face the world. Mom catered to her broken daughter while I played with Holly’s Xbox and help decorate the tree and house hoping to bring a little holiday mood back into the family. Late the second day my sister came out and sat with me in the front room “I’m sorry for my outburst, I shouldn’t have yelled like that. Please don’t tell anybody what I said.”“What’s that?”“You know, about him and me and him being my first boyfriend.