Quite an eventful day, I must say. After working on her gas dock in the sweltering, yet still mid-morning heat, Cecelia and I decided to screw work and go swimming. I sent her little sister to get my swimsuit, telling her it was right on top of my stuff. She returned, just as Adam's speedboat pulled up to the dock, holding my polka dotted bra and waving it like it was some fourth of July flag.

"I couldn't find the bottoms." She said, handing it to me energetically. "But I think it really cute."

I tried to cover my blush, but it wasn't happening. I hastily took it from her. Adam stared.

"What? You're never seen a bra before?" Sammi flirted and began to take off her own shirt.

"What a whore." Cecelia muttered under her breath.

"When you put your eyes back in their sockets, Adam," I began, "can I ask you what the hell you're here?"

Adam grinned. "I needed gas."

Cecelia's younger brother began to tie his boat up in response. Adam gave him a fatherly smile. "You know, Devin, you're a good kid."

"How do you two know each other?" I asked, looking from one to the other.

"Devin graciously told me where you were last night." Adam said. Devin nodded agreement, whipping out several hundred dollar bills from his pocket. God, that bastard could buy everything.

I ended up leaving Cecelia's and her siblings to Adam's mercy to return my bra and get my swimsuit. When I returned, Adam was talking on his cell phone, Sammi was looking like a slut, and Cecelia's two younger siblings looked on happily with money clenched in their fists. Cecelia rolled her eyes at me in the direction of Sammi, now trying to flirt with Adam even though he was on the phone.

"But you're birthday isn't for another month." Adam was saying. "And I know you have a place here, so its not like you don't have anywhere to stay." A pause. "You can bring your brother. Butterfly too." Another pause. "Whatever. Ethan is here. He's staying with some friend." After the goodbyes, Adam looked up at me. "I hope you're prepared, little Ethan. Neil will be here tomorrow."