(And what is the truth? Ithought). Ann continued, "You should thank me for doing so. Catherinewas very understanding. More than I was, initially. ...n fact, she cameto your defense. She said that you were a loving man and that thefeminine side of you made you more caring, more understanding and moregiving than your average man. Catherine thinks I need to embrace andencourage Jennifer more."We dropped the subject for a while. I told Jennifer about my tryingexperiences as a french maid. I. "Sure, go on," Tammy said, curiously."Well, I fear a release would set a bad precedent. What I mean is thatyou have worked so hard over the last six months on your feminine sidethat releasing you might push you back into old habits again and somuch of the progress would be lost," Rachel said."You know, I am not asking this lightly," Tammy said, defensively."I know dear and that is why I want us to reach a middle ground here. Iam not in favour of a release since it was your desire to go long. A selfish wish. He knew he'd never get his motherback. But somehow just saying it made him feel a bit better, if only alittle.He hung his head, sniffling as he began to make his way home.Behind him, a pink wisp zipped across the sky.* * * * *Stan sighed as he stood at the sink, mindlessly cleaning the dishes. Heglanced at the clock. Not long now. Not long before his son came throughthe door, eyes red and cheeks wet after another day of bullying.He couldn't stand it. Nothing hurt him more than. We had four friends that could make it, I thought that would do just fine. We were all due to meet in the shed at eight p.m... The shed is more like a garage with no cars in it, pretty big. It's in the very back of the yard so mom and dad won't know anyone is in there.Once mom and dad returned from the store we helped carry the sacks of food in, then told them we were going out to a friends house for a few hours. Megan did the same thing before joining us in the shed. Perfect I thought, just.