We had shared views on politics and enjoyed a lot of the same books, but all of that was secondary to the way we made each other smile and laugh.We’...d both grown up in blue-collar, suburban homes. We were both the first in our family to go to college and didn’t feel like we always fit in with relatives or when we were at school. Her parents had moved to the US from Jamaica before she was born. My family was a mix of poor southern farmers on one side and Eastern European working class. He told us there wasa "special" house party a little ways down the street.to go there andhe would be there when his shift is over. He gave us directions tothis house( not too far away) when we arrived there was this huge guy@ the door, we told him Lexi sent us and gave him the secret word. Helet us in. It was one big room with a bar by the door, a floor levelstage in the middle and seats and couches all around it. we wereinformed to remove our shoes at the door( which I loved walking inmy. Helen stepped in and he closed the door behind her. She looked up at him and he thought she looked agitated.“Larissa was worn out and she’s in bed already. So what’s up?”“I just dumped Eric,” Helen announced, clenching her jaw.“Oh, wow! Why?”Anger showed in her beautiful face now. “For four days I prepared for this evening. You know, hairdresser, shoe store, getting a matching purse, the works, because, you know, I wanted to look acceptable.”Danny felt a little annoyed hearing that. She had. It’s not like that every time but if you are with the right person it is still very good.”Then Victoria asked, “Has that every happened to you before?”I replied, “No.”She smiled and asked, “Not even with Mom?”I replied, “No.”We ate a breakfast lunch combination and went back to bed. That second time was not as good but still better than anything that I had ever had with her mother. The next two times were very good as well, as the one the next morning before we parted to start our day.By the.