I can tell you now because she came out publicly. I was the only one she told before then.”“That does put a different spin on it,” Mom said.I sm...led, “This is me, so you know it’s NEVER that simple. But anyway, Clarissa started dating a girl named Glenda at Taft, at my urging.”“And how do you reconcile that with your faith, Reader Michael?”“And therein lies the reason I wanted to talk to you. YOU ask that question simply to make sure I’ve thought it through. That’s not how Dad meant it when he. “When John told me last Saturday about today happening, I went shopping for the sexiest dress I could find, just to wear for you.”She turned around modelling it for her. The soft light blue material clung to her curves like a second skin. The deep V easily proved she was braless, her nipples pushing out on her full tits. The hem ended well above the knees, mid-thigh and held closed by a bow tied to the left side of her hip. The material barely overlapped to close just to the side of her left. Tim heard the connection and her rapid breathing in the background. As she breathlessly spoke his name on the other end, the sad weight he had carried with him for years left his chest, making him feel oddly buoyant. He whispered her name, half-exclamation and half-prayer.She closed her eyes against the warmth of the tears dampening her lashes. Hearing him say her name with so much hope took her back to their wedding day, when they were both young and invincible with love. They were both silent. If that's not 'the worst' thenplease, tell me what is!"His hands shot up like I was robbing the place. "Look, I'm sorry, Ididn't have anything to do with it! And hell, you can wait for the bossto come back if you want, we can... I dunno, play cards or something, justcalm down!"I sighed. //Maybe I should wait, that'll get me back to normal,// Ithought.//Plus, I can spend some time with this guy. He seems nice, maybe somepoker would calm me down... maybe some STRIP poker could he-//"NO I HAVE.