Since it was my first night we had kind of a celebration. Dinner was steaks and salad and corn on the cob. And I got to know Kevin. He was a really sweet kid. He was funny and told good stories. We even liked a lot of the same TV shows. It was weird though. On one level I knew I was talking to a teenager who was an honor student and was starting high school, on another I wanted to cut his meat for him.
When dinner was over, we cleaned up and then watched TV for a while. At around 10:00, Terri told Kevin that it was time for bed. Because he had an early morning practice at the gymnastics studio tomorrow. So, he got up kissed his mom good night and then came over and gave me a kiss on the cheek too. My heart melted.
A little after that, I got up and went to my room to get ready for bed. I changed into my typical sleepwear of a tank top and running shorts. I got into the habit of wearing this to bed so that I could go for a five mile run as soon as I woke up and then shower after that.
The bathroom for Kevin and me was located between our rooms with doors that went to our respective rooms. When I got to the bathroom I began unpacking my stuff. There were two medicine chests. Kevin’s was on the left, mine on the right. So I put my things in my medicine chest and then began to look around for a place to put my hair dryer. I opened the doors under the sink and found a diaper genie and a bag of Pampers Underjams and a bag of Goodnites. I’d kind of forgotten about that.
Part 4
The next morning I got up for my usual run. I wasn’t really familiar with the town so I took it slow to have a look around. The houses were all big and nicely landscaped. The O’Neil’s was no different. Actually, it looked a bit like the town I grew up in. In my neighborhood, the houses were a bit newer, post-war, but just as nice. (I don’t make a fuss about it, because that’s how my parents brought me up, but my mom and dad have a lot of money.)
