’ ‘Go ahead and open it,’ Miranda said excitedly, pulling me closer to her body. My mother opened it to reveal a large, colorful painting of a...n oddly lit waterfall scene. ‘Oh, my!’ my mother said again. ‘A Thomas Kinkade…’ my father said, adjusting his glasses to look at it more closely. ‘Oh, my…’ my mother repeated again. ‘And actually,’ Miranda added, pointing to something in the corner of the painting, ‘this isn’t a print. It’s a signed original. We have a friend who has a connection.’. "Yeah, I know. You're hungry. Me too, but I'm going to check out the chicken before I put our dinner on to cook."Walking over to the case, he asked the wolf, "What in the hell am I going to do with her?" Lobo whined back at him, but just sat watching. After thinking a minute, Morales grabbed a couple of skins and hung them over the entrance bars. "I guess she could easily work her way around the skins and on through the bars, but at least she won't be able to fly out of the cave so easily," he. All day at work and all night I would listen to it repeatedly. Wanting and waiting for his birthday to come. I drove myself crazy with anticipation to meet him. What was only a few days seemed like a month.The day came and I arrived at his apartment as scheduled and eager to wild. He opened the door and i was instantly wet. Not only was he naked wrapped ina towel, but his beautiful bedroom brown eyes and sweet smile made me weak at the knees. His soft, shy voice invited me in.As I walked. "Be right back!" I said, thinking of something.I headed inside. I returned with a four-legged stool that was in front of their kitchen bar.I placed it in their line of sight and sat down."Here I am!" I said."What?" said Paige confused."Me!" I said, folding my hands in and pressing my fingertips against my chest. "You can't make a dog or a cat stay still, but I can stay still." You?" It's better than trees."Nikki said, "If you are okay with it, Paige, I'd rather sketch him than trees."Paige.