They did not dare to let the driver from home drive them, so they hailed a cab, and it was unbearably hot there.
Back then, Maureen's face hadn't been injured yet, and the cab driver kept staring at her pairs of long white legs under the hot pants.
Chris pretended to be indifferent, but he was actually quite nervous inside, leaning forward and subtly blocking her from his view.
The four-month-old kitten realized it was being given away and cried desperately in the car.
Afterward, both he and Maureen felt an emptiness inside.
To console themselves, they went to have Häagen-Dazs ice cream.
This was their little secret shame.
Chris recently realized that he often makes harsh comments, sometimes uncontrollably directed at Bianca.
He always thought this was his way of interacting with Maureen.
As she came later, she should not mind these little difficulties.
