QUOTE : Shannon narrowed her eyes. “You horned in on my baby-sitting territory. My sister and I used to be the only sitters around here.” <br /><br />She opened the box and began to ease a gooey slice away from the rest of the pie. “How’d you like pizza in your face?”<br /><br />“No! Don’t throw it!” shrieked Amanda. “Mommy and Daddy just had the hall painted. And the fish fountain cost two thousand dollars!”<br /><br />Shannon hesitated long enough for me to say, “You throw that at me and I’ll throw it back at Astrid. You’ll have a pepperoni mountain dog.”<br /><br />Shannon dropped the slice back into the box. She pressed her lips together. Was she crying? No, a giggle escaped. Then Tiffany stifled a laugh. Then Amanda and Max and I let out giggles of relief.<br /><br />“A pepperoni mountain dog!” exclaimed Shannon. We all laughed more loudly.