Unfortunately, when we opened the door, we were surprised to only see Scott on the porch. "Hey Scott – glad you could make it", I said. "Where is Ke...lly?" "Kelly and I broke up," Scott told us as he entered the door. "I hope you don’t mind that I decided to come over by myself. I just needed to get out of the house." "Are you kidding?" Kristi told Scott. "I’m actually glad that Kelly didn’t come over – truth be told, you’re better off without her. I’m glad that you still decided to come over. I. When I walked into the house I was first greeted by my father with a handshake then my mother in the kitchen with a hug, then by my sister running and screaming leaping through the air and gave me a huge hug. I had just got home in time for dinner so we all sat down and caught up since I hadn't seen them in about six months or so. We talked about college and classes, and then my sister told me she tried out for the cheer team for next school year. I found this odd as she had always hated. I know how exciting that first kiss is. I can still remember myfirst kiss. It was with Jimmy Weston and he kissed me in Echo Parksitting on a bench by the lake. He was my first boyfriend. I rememberalmost floating home that night thinking about it. Wow. Some boy likes meenough to kiss me. It was a very special moment." Yeah but did you tell grandma all about that boy kissing you? I bet youdidn't say a word to her about that kiss." I could tell by her reactionthat I was right but I figured I. She stood with her legs spread and her hands held straight up and sniffled quietly. She wasn't nervous or fearful anymore. She wasn't pondering what Sean might do to her with the rest of the gear laid out on the bed. She simply waited. Sean returned. He looked at her sternly for a moment, but as he looked at her, she could see his look soften. He looked undecided about something. She had seen that look before, but now she felt like she understood. She had an answer. "Sir... It's alright. I.