 him and he hurried back into the gym. I took advantage of his absence to remove my shoes and stretch my feet. My toes didn't like my dress shoes much, and they weren't real happy about all the dancing, either.

Things were going pretty well. I liked Andy a lot. He was full of energy and he was so sweet to me. But he was sweet to everyone. I couldn't tell if he was treating me differently or not. Thinking about it too much was liable to terrify me, so I tapped my feet to the music instead and waited for Andy to return.

When he sauntered into the room, he had cookies in a napkin and two glasses of some light colored punch. He handed me a glass and then sat next to me spreading the napkin with the cookies on his lap.

"Those look yummy. Can I have one?"

"You can have as many as you want."

I grabbed a cookie and we both munched away in silence for a few minutes.

"Your cookies tasted better," he complimented.

"Learning how to make cookies was just a matter of survival in my house, but I wish I could cook like you."

"It's not hard, you'll get there."

"Maybe but I'm wishing I'd had my mom show me more while I was home."

"Tell me about your family. You're from Arizona right?"

"Yes, my family lives in Mesa. I was born here, though. Dad was still in law school then."

He made an encouraging noise through the mouth full of cookie and I continued. "I have an older brother who is about your age. He just got engaged to a girl from our home ward. George is an engineering major at ASU. Then after me come the twins, Matt and Drew. Drew is short for Andrew, that's your name right?" He nodded and popped another cookie in his mouth. "Well, the twins are 16 now and busy with jobs and school. Then Kelly is the youngest and my only sister, she's 11. She's way into dance and is a lot more graceful than I am."

"You were dancing gracefully."

"That's nice of you to say, but I don't think that I believe you. Are you ready to dance again?"

"Don't be silly, dancing is fun but this way we can talk."
him and he hurried back into the gym. I took advantage of his absence to remove my shoe and load my feet. My toes didn't like my apparel shoes much, and they weren't real glad about all the dancing, either. 

 thing were going reasonably well. I like Andy a lot. He was wide of energy and he was so sugared to me. But he was sweet to everyone. I couldn't tell if he was treating me differently or not. Thinking about it too much was apt to terrify me, so I tapped my feet to the music rather and waited for Andy to return. 

 When he stroll into the room, he had cookie in a napkin and two glasses of some light colored punch. He handed me a looking glass and then sat next to me spreading the napkin with the cookies on his lap. 

 " Those look yummy. Can I have one? " 

 " You can have as many as you want. " 

 I grabbed a cookie and we both munched away in silence for a few minutes. 

 " Your cookies tasted well, " he complimented. 

 " Learning how to name cookie was just a matter of survival in my house, but I wish I could cook like you. " 

 " It's not hard, you'll get there. " 

 " Maybe but I'm wish I'd had my mom show me more while I was home. " 

 " Tell me about your family. You're from Arizona veracious? " 

 " Yes, my family lives in Mesa. I was born here, though. Dad was still in jurisprudence school then. " 

 He made an encouraging randomness through the mouthpiece full of cookie and I continued. " I have an older buddy who is about your age. He just got engaged to a girl from our home ward. George is an engineering major at ASU. Then after me come the twin, Matt and Drew. Drew is short for Andrew, that's your name veracious? " He nodded and popped another cookie in his mouthpiece. " Well, the twins are 16 nowadays and busy with caper and school. Then Kelly is the youngest and my alone sister, she's 11. She's way into dance and is a lot more graceful than I am. " 

 " You were dance gracefully. " 

 " That's dainty of you to say, but I don't think that I believe you. Are you ready to dance again? " 

 " Don't be silly, dancing is fun but this manner we can talk. "
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 him and he hurried back into thE gym. I took aDvantAge Of hIs AbseNce tO remove my shoes ANd stRetch my feet. My toes didn't Like mY dREss sHOeS much, And they WErEN'T reAl HaPpy AbOUt All thE daNcing, eiTher.

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"THose look yummy. can i havE One?"

"you caN have As maNy As you Want."

I gRabbeD a Cookie and we both MuncHed away in SilEnCe fOr A few mINutes.

"YOur CooKies tasTed bettER," he CoMPLImEnted.

"Learning how to MaKE CoOkies was Just a mATtEr OF survivaL iN my HousE, BUt I wiSh I cOUlD cook likE you."

"It'S NoT hArd, you'lL gEt therE."

"MAybE buT I'm wiSHing i'd had mY mom show Me morE While I was home."

"TELl me about your FAmILY. YOU're fRom arizona righT?"

"Yes, MY famIly lIVeS in mEsa. I wAs borN hERe, THough. Dad was still in lAw School Then."

HE made an encourAging noise THROugh the mOuth FUlL Of cookie and I coNtinuEd. "I have an oLDer brothEr who Is about yOur age. He jUST got engaGed To a GirL frOM OuR home ward. GeorGE Is an EnGineeriNg mAjor at AsU. THen AftEr mE cOme the twiNs, Matt anD DReW. DReW is Short FOr Andrew, ThAt's YoUr nAme riGHt?" He noDded aNd poPpEd ANotHer cookIE iN HIs moUtH. "WEll, tHe tWiNs are 16 Now aND buSy with jObs and schOol. tHen KElLy Is the yoUngest and my onLy Sister, she's 11. shE's wAy into DANce and is A lot more graceful than I am."

"yOu were dAncIng grAcefUlly."

"That's NicE of you To sAY, but I dOn't thiNk thaT I BelIEVe you. aRE yOu rEaDy to dance aGAIn?"

"DOn't be SiLly, dAncing iS fun but this way we caN TalK."
 him and he hurried back i nto the gy m. Itoo k a dv anta ge o f his absencet o re move my shoes and stre tch m yf eet. My  toes  didn't li k e  my  d re sssh o es  much , a nd they  weren't r eal  h appy about a l lthe dancin g,either.

Thi ngs  werego ing prett y w ell.I like d  Andya lot. He  w a s full of ener g y  a nd h e was so sweet to me .  But he was sw eet to  e v er y o ne.  Icouldn't t el l ifh e was t r ea t i n g m e  differentlyor not. Thi n kin g abou titt oo muc h was  l i abl e to terrif y me , so I ta pped m y  feet t o  the mu sic in ste adandw ai te d f or And y  t o r e tur n.

When  h esaunt ered i n t o th e r oom,  he h ad cookies in  anapk i n a nd tw o gla sses  o f som e ligh t col or ed punch. He ha nded  me a gla ssan d t he n sat next t o m e s preadin g the n a pki nw i t hthe cookies on his  l a p .
"Thoselook y u mm y. Can I ha ve  on e?"" You c an h a ve  as many  as yo u  w an t."

Igr abbedacoo kie  andw e bo th mun ched awa y ins ilence for a f e w minutes.

" Y ou r co o kies  ta sted better ," h e  com plim e nt ed. 
"Lea rning  h o wt o make cookies wasju st a m atter  of survivalin my hous e , but I wi sh I co u ld cook like y ou."
"It's not hard, yo u'llget ther e."

"May b e  but I'm  wi shi ngI'd h ad  my mom showm e  mor ewhile I  wa s home. "
"Te llmeab out yourfamily.Yo u' re  f rom  Ariz o na right ?" 

" Ye s,my fa m ily li ves i n Me sa .I  wa s bornh er e ,  tho ug h.  Dad  wa sstill  inl awschoolthen."

H e m a de a nen couragi ng noise thro ug h the mout hful l of c o o kie andI continued. "I have an older b rot her w ho i s about y our  age.Hej ust go t enga ged t oa g i r l fro m ou r h om e ward. Ge o r geis an  e ngin eeringmajor at ASU. Then aft er me come th e t wins , Ma tta nd Dre w. Dre w is short for An drew, that 's yo ur name ri g ht? "He nodd ed andpoppe d  anothe r cookiein his mo ut h. " W e ll,  the twins  are 16now and b u sy wi t hjobsand  schoo l.  Th en Ke lly is the  youn gest a nd  my on ly si st er, she' s 11. She's way into da nce an d isa l ot more g rac e ful  than I a m."
"You were  da nci ng gr ace f ully. "

" T ha t's niceof y o u to say, bu t I d on 't think th a t I b eliev e y o u. Are  you  ready to dance a g ain?"

"Don'tbe s i l ly,  da n cing  i s fun but this  wa yw e  can tal k. "
 him_and he_hurried back into the_gym. I_took_advantage of_his_absence to remove_my shoes and_stretch my feet. My_toes didn't like_my_dress shoes much, and they weren't real happy about all the dancing, either.

Things were_going_pretty well._I_liked_Andy a lot. He was_full of energy and he_was so_sweet to me. But he was sweet to_everyone._I couldn't tell_if he was treating me differently or not. Thinking_about it too much was liable_to terrify me,_so_I_tapped my feet to_the music instead and waited for_Andy to return.

When he sauntered into_the room, he had cookies in a_napkin and two glasses of some_light colored punch. He handed_me a_glass and then sat next_to me spreading_the napkin_with the cookies_on his lap.

"Those look yummy. Can_I have one?"

"You_can have as many as you_want."

I_grabbed a cookie_and_we_both munched_away in silence_for_a few_minutes.

"Your_cookies tasted better," he complimented.

"Learning how_to_make cookies was just a matter of_survival in my house,_but_I wish I could_cook like you."

"It's not hard,_you'll get there."

"Maybe but I'm wishing_I'd had_my mom_show me more while I was home."

"Tell me about your family._You're from Arizona right?"

"Yes, my family_lives in Mesa. I_was born_here,_though. Dad was_still_in law_school then."

He made an encouraging noise through_the mouth_full of cookie and I continued._"I have an older_brother_who is about your age. He_just got engaged to a girl_from our home ward. George_is_an_engineering major at ASU. Then_after me come the twins, Matt_and Drew. Drew_is short for Andrew, that's your name_right?"_He nodded and popped another cookie_in_his mouth. "Well, the twins are_16_now_and busy with jobs and_school. Then Kelly is the youngest_and my only sister, she's 11. She's way into_dance and is_a lot more graceful than_I_am."

"You_were dancing gracefully."

"That's nice of you to say, but I_don't think_that I believe_you. Are you ready to dance again?"

"Don't be silly, dancing_is fun but this way we can_talk."