"So, what are you planning to get him."
Bouncing around he sister, she presses her face up against the glass of the little boutique stores. Instead of spending her time with her boys after school, today she had decided that she needed Artie time. Time spent with her was always ultimately better than time spent with the boys, anyways. "Dad is always the one person I don't know what to get. I got yours. I framed a picture of me for Caleb and Noah -- because I'm the best thing to happen to them. Hey! Maybe I should give the same thing to dad..." Riley's lips pressed together as she stared at the little locket in the boutique, wondering how much money she had left after doing her shopping. That would be something pretty she could possibly wear. Maybe it would make her even look prettier... "Artie? How do you get boys to notice you? I made a friend the other day and she was really nice about it. I thought I'd ask another pretty person! You always have boys around... How do I get that to happen with me ?" Pulling away from the window, she turned and faced her sister with a small smile. It was easy to say that at some point, Riley had wished that the two of them were blood sisters so she could look half as pretty as she did -- but she had no idea how she would turn out. Would her nose be too big? Face too lopsided? Short for the rest of her life? Or worst! What if she ended up freakishly tall! "... Do you have a boyfriend, Artie?"












