I have no doubt this one will be to.” Sal had the same look.She felt in her heart something desperately was wrong.“How is Moe and Paulie?” She a...sked.Peter cleared his throat. “They are doing well.”“As a matter of fact, Moe found the love of his life.”Kay spun around with a smile on her face. “I am so happy for him.”“Us too. They plan on getting married next month.”Kay was shocked. Her jaw dropped. “You’re kidding!”“Nope.” Sal smiled.“He wanted us to personally come here and hand you the. “I saved up all fall. But I was still short a bit, so I decided I would have to buy something else. But then, I found this nice old guy in the mall who offered to give me a hundred dollars if I gave him a hug and a kiss. So I did it, and he gave me the money, and I bought your boots.”By this time Jessica was really looking worried.“You did what?”Katelyn couldn’t keep it up any longer, and she started to giggle. Jess caught on and turned to me. She looked like she wasn’t quite sure whether she. "I don't understand, but I'd like that," she whispered. Val sat there with her head down for a couple of minutes, then looked up at me. "Tommy, what do you know about Brad? I mean, is he a nice guy?"I was going to give her a glib answer about what a great guy he was and then I thought about it. What did I really know about him? I mean, sure, we'd been in several classes together, but did I really know him? Well, other than he made it through Grossfeldt's classes without any bloodshed. That. I wondered how much longer I could reconcile myself tobeing Mark James? I was becoming a very seriously fucked up boy.I went to bed early so I wouldn't be tired when I went to the shoot. Ihad problems sleeping. I kept thinking of Amanda, and my feelings for herand the shame I was bring on my parents, especially Dad. I have alwaysbeen a strong boy; just ask any of the bullies in school. They don't messwith Mark James, because he'll kick your ass, and as much as Momcomplained, I'm sure Dad loved.