. . . . And so it was that the late evening continued as I’d wished … ‘Oh Rachel, my love YOU are my moon and stars …!’ Her response was a ...ittle different. ‘Which route are we taking tomorrow?’ WHY, what does that matter now. I replied. ‘It might help me to concentrate.’ ‘On what?’ ‘On you!’ ‘I thought you were! . . . that’s why I said . . .’ ‘Aren’t you tired? ‘Me? . . . . no. . . not much.’ ‘Why do you ask that?’ ‘Just asking!’ She slipped to the floor in silence, dutifully kneeing before. ..” Emmy smirked.The buzzer for the door rang, so Emmy had to go let whoever it was in.“Somebody is horny,” Liz said quietly.“Obviously. She’s not seeing anyone?”“Just Clark!”“Yeah, bad idea,” I replied. “Fortunately she’s stayed away.”“Mike!” Mindy, Violet, and Valerie all squealed when they came into the apartment.“My brother the rock star,” Liz said, rolling her eyes.“Oooh!” Mindy cooed. “I’ll be a groupie!”I leaned over to my sister, “Having fun yet?”“Oh, shut up!” she laughed. “I know. I'd completely fucked up with Patrick and Dallas, couldn't get anytraction with Gina, and now I was stuck on Tamara.I had no idea if that would go anywhere. I didn't want to spend the nextcouple of years pining for people I couldn't have, wanting to love andbe loved and not having it happen for me. People I didn't like, neverhad a chance of liking, tended to like me instead of the people Iactually liked. The last person who'd been into me where I couldreciprocate was now holding down the. "Wow, look Sara, our stud is still alive." Sara laughs. "Well come on in studman, we don't mind if you eat with us naked, in fact we prefer it don't we Molly?" Ed chuckles. "Damn, I think I died and went to heaven." When they are all seated and Molly has her wheelchair between Ed and Sara at the table, she leans over and kisses Ed on the lips. "Thanks for taking care of me, you did things that Arnie would never try for me. I found out that there are lots of things that feel really good." .