Now, I thought it was really strange, all this happening in front of Sam’s friend. “It ain’t yet, but it’s gettin’ there,” he said, almost in a drawl. XXX I woke hearing Sam’s voice hiss, “Close the door, Renee.” As I opened my eyes I watched the gangling redhead do as he was told. “And well, it’s really Riley’s little sister’s party, we’re kind of, chaperoning, you know, and she’s just about Tommy’s age, so it’s mostly gonna kids there.” Then he looked at me, and I was taken quite by shock, “You wanna come too?” Then he looked at my mom, “I mean, if it’s all right?”
Within an hour I excused myself as Sam and his father watched the football game on tv and Mom was reading a book, saying I was going to go take a bath. Then he looked at Riley, who was once again grinning, the scared-look completely gone from his long, freckled face.
