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

wasn't　he？”

“No　kidding。　Maybe　he　thinks　we're　hot　for　his　daughter。”

“Not　me；　dude！　You？”

Mike　got　himself　a　glass　of　milk；　too。　“That's　Skyler's　gig。　No　way　I'd　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　don't　know　if　I　could've　kept　my

cool　that　way。”

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

from　there。”　Then　he　added；　“Not　that　I'd　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。　I'm　sticking　with　my

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

I'd　never　seen　my　father　cry。　And　he　didn't　exactly　sit　there　bawling；　but　there　were　definitely

tears　welling　up　in　his　eyes。　He　blinked　them　back

the　best　he　could　and　said；　“Don't　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。　“I'm　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　som