“Ooh that’s him!” my mom cried jumping up and down.“Why don’t you date him, mom? You seem to really like him,” I smiled.She stopped jumping. “Oh, I couldn’t. He’s much too young for me,” she laughed wickedly and went to get the door.“Haven’t you ever heard of cougars!” I yelled after her. Sloane and her mom Tammi”

“I help up my left hand. The sapphire and diamonds sparkled.“Oh my God,” my mom said and fell out of her chair.“Mom? Mom!” I said getting worried. “I’m okay,” she said and her hand appeared on the screen as she climbed back into the kitchen chair. “You just gave me quite a shock. I wasn’t expecting that. Engaged?” she panted.Sloane and Tammi”

“This thing is for the birds. My goodness, how do you work this thing? Oh-” she said noticing me and Siva. “It works.” Tammi (Sloane's mom)”

“I hugged my mom. “Is it supposed to hurt this much, mommy?” I asked.“My sweet Sloane,” she said. “True love hurts the worst.” Sloane and Tammi”

“Bryce looked at his mom, “I’m sick of talking to this old coot. Hit me with another present.”She tossed him one, hard. It hit him in the chest. He mock glared at his mom. “You said hit me,” she smiled.-Bryce and Amy”

“Yes!” she said raising her arms in the air. “Finally! I get to meet the invisible man!”“He’s not invisible,” I said sitting on the edge of her desk.“Oh please,” she said. “I’ve never seen him. Except maybe in a magazine advertising crazy people, or maybe it was rich people? I get the two mixed up.”Lyndi and Sloane”

“He chuckled. “Most girls want jewelry. Instead you want a balloon. How did I get to lucky? Which color do you want?”“That one,” I pointed to a pale blue one.The gray haired man running the balloon cart seemed to find Caeden and me very amusing.“Mommy! Mommy!” A little kid behind me shrieked. “I want one! Boon! Boon!”“No,” she said, from the tone of her voice I could tell she was exhausted. “Boon! Boon!” the little girl cried as the mom picked her up and balanced her on her hip. I looked over at Caeden and saw him holding two balloons. He grinned. “What? I heard someone else wanted a balloon and I just can’t resist a damsel in distress.”