Teenagers are a great audience and they are fearless about asking what they want to know.

He was not my boyfriend. On the other hand, he wasn't just a friend either. Instead, our relationship was elastic, stretching between those two extremes depending on who else was around, how much either of us had to drink, and other varying factors. This was exactly what I wanted, as commitments had never really been my thing. And it wasn't like it was hard, either. The only trick was never giving more than you were willing to lose.

But when you're alone in the world, really alone, you have no choice but to be open to suggestions.

If only you could really use a fail-proof system to know who was worth keeping and who needed to be thrown away. It would make it so much easier to move through the world, picking and choosing what connections to make, or whether to make any at all.

But all I could think of was how when nothing made sense and hadn't for ages, you just have to grab onto anything you feel sure of.

People get mad Annabel. Its not the end of the world.

I was so thrilled that I was having a girl, because I just am so girly myself, but I think the teenage years are going to be very interesting.