My older brother, William, was always the favorite and always the overachiever. I had to struggle to keep my head above water and he became the academ...ic genius, sports hero and a lady killer. Being his little brother did nothing for my ego. The happiest day in my life was when he left for college: with a full scholarship of course.As inept as I was, I did manage to finish high school and get a job as a roofer. I actually liked my work. I think I had some sort of attention deficit disorder,. But everyoneagreed, when all was said and done, that it was a harmless habit. The only flies in the ointment, as far as Carol was concerned, were her cousin'soccasional bad dreams and her sleep-walking. Sometimes, she would be wokenby the restlessness of her bed-fellow, protest drowsily, and fall asleep again.Then she would wake at their usual hour to find Jane curled up asleep on thefloor, with no covering of any kind. But the dreams were worse. Asleep in herarms, Carol would be woken by. ?You look a lot like her, actually.? And she snapped her gum again.Mary knew that wasn?t true. Yes, she and Jane were about the same height, about 5 foot 3, slim, lightly built, dark-haired. But Jane had looked at least 40 when she had opened the door for Mary. The idea was unreal, fantastic in a frightening way. Mary looked at Sandy and felt that heat rising again in her body.?Right?? Sandy insisted. ?The two of you are a lot alike.??You?re only 19 yourself, right, Sandy???Uh-huh, that?s me.. Maybe 150." I hadn't done the math." Anyway, ask Michiko what she thinks. By the way, is the hospital throwing a shower?" Oh, God! I hadn't thought..." Ask Alice or Deb on Monday." It was Saturday morning. We were waiting for the Eyre trio to arrive."OK. Oof!" Are you OK?" Yes. Pat just decided my bladder was a football. I'll be back in a few." She went off to the toilet. It was things like this, more than Weena's shape, that made me sure she really was growing our baby in there.The Eyres.