迪文小说

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really　good　time　and　thats　what　matters　to　me。”　We　were　looking　right　at　each　other；　but　it

was　almost　as　though　he　didnt　hear　me。　“Bryce？　I　said

Im　sorry。”

He　nodded；　and　then　our　families　were　waving　good…bye　and　saying　good　night。

I　walked　behind　my　mother；　who　was　holding　hands　with　my　father；　and　beside　my　brothers；

who　were　carrying　home　what　was　left　of　our　pies。

We　all　wound　up　in　the　kitchen；　and　Matt　poured　himself　a　glass　of　milk　and　said　to　Mike；

“That　Mr。　Loski　was　sniffing　us　out　pretty　good　tonight；

wasnt　he？”

“No　kidding。　Maybe　he　thinks　were　hot　for　his　daughter。”

“Not　me；　dude！　You？”

Mike　got　himself　a　glass　of　milk；　too。　“Thats　Skylers　gig。　No　way　Id　go　there。”　He　grinned。

“But　she　was　really　cool　tonight。　Did　she　e　down

on　papa　bear　or　what？”

My　dad　took　a　paper　plate　out　of　the　cupboard　and　cut　a　slice　of　pie。　“You　boys　showed　a　lot

of　restraint　tonight。　I　dont　know　if　I　couldve　kept　my

cool　that　way。”

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“Aw；　hes　just；　you　know…　entrenched；”　Matt　said。　“Gotta　adjust　to　the　perspective　and　deal

from　there。”　Then　he　added；　“Not　that　Id　want　him　as

my　dad…。”

Mike　practically　sprayed　his　milk。　“Dude！　Can　you　imagine？”　Then　Matt　gave　my　dad　a　slap

on　the　back　and　said；　“No　way。　Im　sticking　with　my

main　man　here。”　My　mom　grinned　from　across　the　kitchen　and　said；　“Me　too。”

Id　never　seen　my　father　cry。　And　he　didnt　exactly　sit　there　bawling；　but　there　were　definitely

tears　welling　up　in　his　eyes。　He　blinked　them　back

the　best　he　could　and　said；　“Dont　you　boys　want　some　pie　to　go　with　that　milk？”

“Dude；”　said　Matt　as　he　straddled　a　chair。　“I　was　just　thinking　that。”

“Yeah；”　Mike　added。　“Im　starved。”

“Get　me　a　plate；　too！”　I　called　as　Mike　dug　through　the　cupboard。

“But　we　just　ate；”　my　mother　cried。

“e　on；　Trina；　have　some　pie。　Its　delicious。”

I　went　to　bed　that　night　feeling　very　full　and　very　happy。　And　as　I　lay　there　in　the　dark；　I

wondered　at　how　much　emotion　can　go　into　any　given　day；