"You are way too high strung," Callista said, "And I should know. My mom is too high strung. Heck, I have a tendency to get too high strung." Madri laughed, the girl was right about that at least.

"I know, it's tough," Madri said. Callista sat down on the kitchen floor across from Madri. Madri saw the girl's eyes flash, surprised, as she looked at her. For a moment, Madri didn't realize that what Callista saw. Then she realized she'd sat down on the kitchen floor with her legs splayed apart even though she was wearing a skirt. And she also remembered that she'd been so hopeful about her date...