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so.  He is a quarterback.”
    “How did you meet him?”  Jane frowned.
    “He’s Scott’s best friend, and he lives the next house down.”
    Jane shifted on her bar stool a little.  “That was going to be my next question.”
    “I know. ”  Kelly smiled.  “You’d have a ways to go to match mom in that category.  She could drill information out of someone without them even knowing it.  Of course, she did it with cookies.”
    “Did you have lunch?”
    Yeah, we ate pizza at Citrola’s near the pier.”
    “Oh , they have good pizza.  I guess we should talk about an allowance.  As you know, the money from your parents’ estate will be in a trust until you turn twenty-one.  It was all detailed in their wills.  They wanted to make sure you would go to college, but they also wanted to make sure you had money to live on.  I have to tell the probate court what your allowance is going to be.  What do you think?”
    Kelly was surprised to find she could discuss this with her aunt without breaking down.  The talk with Austin had been cathartic, and she was better able to face some of the less-comfortable facts.  She had no idea how much money they were talking about or how much she would need.  “I have so many questions.  Can I think about it?”
    “ Of course.  We have a little time.  I’ll give you $50 now, and we’ll talk this weekend.  What do you want for dinner?”
    “ If you don’t mind, I’m going to grab a bowl of cereal and wash my hair and go to bed. I’m really beat. Is that okay?”
    Aunt Jane smiled.  “I’ve got some work to do tonight, so that’ll be fine.”
    After her Special K with bananas and a hot shower, Kelly towel dried her hair and pulled on a set of short pajamas.  Her computer sat, quietly tempting her to get on and jump into a game.  But every single muscle in her body was aching.  Even her fingers hurt.  She stood in front of her mirror and stretched her arms and legs in every direction to try to work the soreness out.  The muffin top was still there, but surely she had made progress toward making it go away.  With a yawn, she crawled into bed and fell into a deep, exhausted sleep.

 
     
    CHAPTER SIX
     
     
    THURSDAY
     
    It took every ounce of her resolve, fueled by another look in the mirror at her chubby waistline for Kelly to force herself to do laps.  She had been so tired, that she had slept through her macaw alarm, if he had shown up today.  Aunt Jane was long gone by the time Kelly made it downstairs.  The muscles in her shoulders and legs ached so much, it hurt to reach into the cabinet for a cereal bowl.
    But, oddly, after about ten laps, the cool water and the exercise worked out the worst of her soreness.  In spite of her late start, she was still the second to arrive at Scott’s lab shortly before 10 a.m. Figuring she was expected and after being there the two prior days in a row she went through the gate and opened the lab door rather than knocking.
    “Hey Kelly ,” he greeted her.
    “Sorry I’m late.”
    “Are you limping?” Scott studied her curiously.
    “Austin’s Kon Tiki adventure nearly killed me.” Kelly grabbed and rubbed her left thigh.  “I know why you stayed back.”
    “Kon Tiki?  Isn’t that a little dramatic even for a girl?  How far did you go?”
    “We started at the Bowditch on the northern end and paddled to the Fishing Pier, then back.”
    Scott looked impressed.  “That’s about a mile each way.  How was it?”
    “The boarding was n’t all that hard.  I fell only twice, which I think was pretty good.  It’s a lot different than surfing.”
    “Sounds like a lot of work.”
    “I used muscles I didn’t know I had.  But don’t say anything to Austin about that.  I don’t want him to think it was too hardcore my first day out.”
    “ So, you’re going to go back?”
    “ Yeah, I enjoyed it.  I’ve just got to get into better shape, I guess.”
    The door open ed and Austin entered.