Sam smiled as she listened to Mike tease Jayson.  It had always been that way, and she supposed it always would be.  It was nice to know some things don’t change.  She needed to get grounded, settled.  The world was moving too fast.  She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.  Mmm.  Pancakes, coffee and men.  It almost made her dizzy.<br/><br/>When she found out Jayson was getting a new car that day, she joined in the excitement, asking him all about it.  She glanced at Mike when he wasn’t looking at her and he almost looked – proud.<em>He really thinks of himself as Jayson’s big brother,</em>she mused.<em>He’ll have a hard time seeing him grow up and move on without him.</em>That thought made her sad, and she got up and went behind Mike, wrapping her arms around his neck.<br/><br/>“If you keep eating those pancakes,” she teased, “you’ll need help finding your own girlfriend.”  She giggled, then straightened up.  Then she went to Jayson and hugged him the same way.  “Thank you for the breakfast, Jayson.  You’re a great cook.  You’ll make someone a good wife someday.”  She laughed lightly.<br/><br/>She wasn’t sure about the party idea.  Leaning back against the counter, she thought about it, chewing her nails.<br/><br/>“A party would be fun, but I’m not sure I want to see a lot of  people just now.  Couldn’t we do something ourselves, just the three of us?  Jayson could take us somewhere in his car and we could hang out like we used to. We just have to think of something fun to do.”  She reflected back to her youth.  “Maybe get an ice cream, or go skateboarding, or swim in the lake, or fly a kite, or go for a long walk, or ride bikes, or play soccer, or see a movie, or ….”<br/>