still she had a nice sway to her hips as she walked . the woman grabbed the child 's weight automatically . glen slipped a fifty into my hands . she focused her eyes on his thumb rubbing her hand , the inside of her palm . i 'm ready to have a life that includes them all the time , not just three months out of the year . '' but that is about to change . i jerk open the passenger door of the pick-up truck , tossing on the bench seat my small hard overnight suitcase then shut the door . 