Andrews 11 Tadpoles . "I just got another great idea." Alanis said, sitting there on the floor by my bed and looking around my room. She nodded. "A really great one.' "What?" "I should move in here with you." "Move in here?" "Yes. I sleep on a sofa now, and I have about as much privacy as a goldfish. Granddad is always complaining about how much time I take in the bathroom. We've only got one. Besides. I can see where you need me around more. Your neat-aunt is more than a handful. I know I can convince my mother. I'll promise to do all the housework here. We both will. She'll be happy about that and take my side against my granddad in case he puts up opposition." She paused and looked up at me. "Why don't you say something? Don't you want me to move in with you?" "Yes," I said, even though I wasn't really sure I did. I'd never even had anyone sleep over for a night when I was at Grandmother Emma's, and sometimes Ian had been so involved in his projects. I hadn't seen him much at all. "We have a lot to do.
