" Dani answered laughing."Hi." Nicole said."Hi there, nice to see you again." Dani replied, hugging her.Like Ana, Nicole was very petite, but she was ...a lot shorter than both Dani and Ana, who were similar in height, so even Dani at a modest 5'7" seemed to tower over her by several inches, Nicole had dark brown hair, a similar color to Dani, though her's was shorter and straight, resting as it did tonight on her shoulders. Vincent and Nicole sat back down as Dani looked around the table, Ben got. We're just going to have dinner and drive back."We walked over to John and Beth's. Beth answered the door and said, "Look who's home. Did you come to give me another ride?" No. Beth, this is Darcy. Darcy, this is the biggest prick tease I know, Beth Overstreet." Hi, Beth." It is nice to meet you, Darcy. Don't listen to him; nobody else does." I hear you," Darcy said."Is John home? I'm in town for another hour or so and then we're heading back." Come on in. He just got home and he's changing. He. “Hey mom,” you say. “What’s up?”“Hey sweetie, you sleep well?” She asks, brightly. This typically means she needs your help with something.“What do you need?” you answer, with a small smile. Kelly laughs.“I’m like an open book, aren’t I?” she replies, “I thought I’d finally clean out the cupboard under the stairs, would you mind helping me?” She’s referring to the cupboard where over the years, various bits of detritus, boxes, magazines, childhood toys, old DVDs and even VHS tapes have. Larry Johnson is taking bets on which one will win. Everyone's in on it, even the teachers and Mr. Tucker."Mr. Tucker is our principal."Tammy Sue is in the lead," he continued. "Beth is the underdog. Larry took in almost two hundred dollars during break. Mr. Tucker says the winner can have a hundred dollars of the money. The rest will go toward getting some things we need for the school." What if he doesn't choose any of them?" I asked.George grinned. "There's a spot for that, too. It's fourth.