He obviously didn’t get the joke.  Kate shrugged and walked in.  She paused a moment to take in the house.  A guys house for sure.  Large screen TV…that was cool.  An Xbox<em>and </em>a Ps3? …well now that showed some promise.  She made a note to check out his music collection later on as well as his taste in games.  She trudged down the narrow hall and entered the last room on the left.  She stopped dead at the door.  Blue…sweet.  She smirked and shook her head.  Then a scene from the film “Ginger Snaps” popped into her head and she laughed just as Billy appeared behind her.  She probably laughed a little too loud because the look on his face got serious.<br/><br/>“Nice room.”  She said as she dropped her bags.  She tried to sound sincere but it came out a bit sarcastic.<br/><br/>She sat down on the bed and crossed her ankles.  She looked up at him and smiled.<br/><br/>“Nice house uncle Billy…”  She softened her face.  “…seriously it’s a nice place…I mean…” she shrugged…  “For a guys house…you know…”  She stopped smiling.  This was not going to work.  At that moment she hated her mother more than ever.  She needed a plan quick if she was to get anywhere with this guy.  She stared at the floor.<br/><br/>“Look…I’m sorry…I kind of joke around a lot…ya know?”  She paused to let the apology sink in.  “I mean…” she took the gum out of her mouth and tossed it into the waste can next to the bed.  “…look…I really do appreciate you taking me in…I really do but….I’m just not that little girl you remember anymore.”<br/><br/>Her face was growing hot.  This was totally out of character but she had to make due.  She needed more time to think.  She looked up at him.<br/><br/>“Um…where’s the bathroom?  I need to….”  She hesitated.  Dare she use the word “pee?”  She thought the better of it.  “I need to use the bathroom.”  She smiled another ‘pretty girl’ smile and stood up.  She was as tall as Billy but then she was wearing two inch heels.  She removed the ear phones, wrapped the cord around her iPod, and tossed the lot on the bed.<br/><br/>She needed to get away…he was standing a bit too close and it made her nervous.  She looked him directly in those electric eyes and raised her eyebrows as if to silently repeat the question “Bathroom?”  …<br/><br/>