He adjusts his rear-view mirror, checking out his hair one more time with a grin. As he walks in the front door and starts to head to his room, he hea...rs his step-mother screaming like a banshee in heat from the upstairs. He knew his father was in Japan for the next two weeks, and the car in front meant his plan is going perfectly.He quietly tip-toes past his father's bedroom where the moans are originating. He goes straight to his bedroom where he turns on his computer. PERFECT! The 3 wireless. "Shelly, Allie and Sarah exchanged glances and smiled. They had discussed the situation generally with Karlie but it was obvious that she had made the jump to full understanding.Of course, she had lived both ends of the spectrum firsthand."Oh, bullshit," Leslie said. "Will you stop with the modesty? Sure, you might not have pointed someone in a particular direction. But it is your doing. And I agree with Karlie completely, Rebecca. There's going to come a time when you're going to have to. "Why not," Sandy said, as hedropped a ball into one of the side pockets after a clean break.Sandy was a good pool player, and he held nothing back,maneuvering deftly around the table despite the confinement ofhis long skirt and the nuisance of the gold pendant around hisneck. He sank four in a row before he missed a tricky bank shot."You're good," Prik said as he pressed his fat belly against thetable. Although he was far from an athlete, and he had obviouslybeen drinking, Prik had excellent. . Well, if you pick up dinner, get something for four people ... Maybe we can show them how to play ‘How Was Your Day, Hon?’ ... Ok, this might be delicate, so I’m shutting mine off too and going back in there ... Enjoy the woods, Sunflower. I love you ... Hey, get Chinese, bye! Sorry about that.”“Sunflower?”“You’d have to know her. I’ve called her that since we were kids.”“You’ve been together that long?”“Always. Well, not together like we are now. She really WAS the proverbial ‘girl next.