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my
heart.
    She chuckled
and grinned. “You’re fine. I stopped in plenty of time.” She revved
the sewing machine engine. “You heading somewhere or all
finished?”
    I opened the
passenger door and got in. “I started a part-time job today.”
    “ At The Eclectic Bookstore?”
    “ Yeah, how’d you know?”
    “ I saw you leave the store and swung the car around. Ready for
tonight?”
    “ Sure. Just need to grab my stuff.”
    We drove to my
place. Once there, she played with the car keys and glanced towards
the house.
    “ I’ll just run in and grab my stuff.” I opened the passenger
door and tossed my backpack in the back. I dashed inside, thankful
Jim and Sally weren’t home to question me. I left a note on the
fridge: “Sleeping at a new classmate’s. Text my cell if you need
me.” Throwing my already packed bag over my shoulder, I was out
again in less than three minutes.
    Grace leaned
across the seat and swung the car door open for me. I tossed my bag
with my backpack and then jumped in. “Ready.”
    “ Awesome. Let’s get outta here.”
    At her house
we went straight to her room. Grace ran down and grabbed a fruit
tray so we could snack, chill on her bed and listen to music.
    “ I wonder what the weather’s supposed to be like tonight.” I
glanced out the window toward the clear blue sky.
    Grace jumped
off the bed and strolled to the closet. “Cloudy by the lake. It’ll
be cool, but I’ve got the perfect scarf for you.”
    “ Do you know the forecast after the weekend?” I
joked.
    “ It’ll be nice, not too sunny, typical weather for the
beginning of September.”
    “ Thanks, weather woman.” I laughed. “Didn’t know you were such
of fan.”
    She smiled. “I
like to be able to coordinate my outfits to match the temperature
outside.” Making a face, she tossed a scarf at me.
    “ Fair enough. Where’s the rest of your family?” I tried not to
sound like I cared if her brother was home.
    “ Caleb and Michael are probably working, and Sarah’s getting
some groceries. She’s very excited you’re sleeping
over.”
    “ What does Caleb do?” Rob banks? The
house was freakin’ huge.
    “ He’s…uh…He’s head of a big, important company…uh…dealing with
medical stuff.” She disappeared back into the closet.
    At least the
guy had a job. I had no intention of prying as I knew the feeling
too well. “What’re you wearing tonight?” The perfect question to
entertain Grace.
    “ I went shopping today. Got an amethyst colored top and black
skinny jeans.” She came out dressed in new clothes. Her pants
enveloped her toned legs and the top was glued to her skin in all
the right places. Even the color of the fabric made her skin glow.
I wished I could look like that. An outfit hung neatly over her
arm. “Here’s yours.”
    “ I took the clothes held out to me, catching the price on a
silver tank top and awesome matching black half-jacket. It was over
a hundred bucks. I’d have to work three weeks to afford it. “You
bought me stuff? I thought I was just going to borrow something to
wear. I’ll have to pay you back.”
    “ You won’t. It’s a gift and it’d be rude if you didn’t accept
it.” The corners of her mouth twitched like a playful kitten’s and
her eyes sparkled.
    “ That’s not the point.” I didn’t know how to explain I didn’t
want hand outs.
    “ Please. I wanted to.” She signed. “I promise I won’t do it
again.”
    Far from an
expert in gift receiving, I did know what to do or say.
    My silence
must have been an okay for her. She grinned. “Just check the sizes
and ignore the prices tags.”
    I slipped on
the pants and top, somehow not surprised she’d guessed my size
perfectly.
    “ Full-length mirrors in the closet.” She followed close behind
as I went to the mirrors. “Hey, cool birthmark.” She lightly
touched the bottom corner of my left scapula. “It looks like some
kinda shape.”
    I’d never paid
much attention to it. As a kid I