” John said and walked to the desk.“Paul, what happened?” Lynn asked.“I don’t really know, Lover. I was sitting in the waiting room when the...doctor came out and yelled for help. I went into the office to find Erin just beating the shit out of James. She said that he told her she was a slut and that maybe her son wasn’t his. She says that she just lost it.”“Oh my God. I’ll bet she did. And she was wearing those pointy toed cowboy boots, too.” Lynn said as she put both hands over her mouth as. She seemed … I don’t know … at ease near me? I took her arm and led her to the lounge, where we struck up a conversation. Turns out we had pretty similar stories — she had aged out of the house upon graduation the previous year, but had started business school here and stayed involved as a house advisor. Wait… She was a grad student? So, she and I were more or less contemporaries? Obviously, she was as bright as she was beautiful, the business school here didn’t take any dummies. And, somehow…. It is with great surprise that Jamison looks up to see that they are headed to the very same gin palace that Doctor Cowle brought him to on the night that they discussed his future.TJ strides into the tavern, bellowing a loud greeting to Ethel as if he is a drunken sailor instead of a respected Doctor or other professional. A couple of the thirty-some customers nod or acknowledge TJ's entrance. He proceeds straight to a table near the accordion player. The customers move down the table. She MUST have felt my bra. As we danced, it came to me why I was staring at Ellie so.It was TRUE. I WAS jealous of her; her body, her clothes, her freedom, her ability to just be her feminine self ALL the time. But, if I was jealous of that, who was I to be jealous of a GIRL? Was I not a fox when I got all dolled up too?That thought had no sooner formed than two cute guys came up to us and asked US to dance. I was so embarrassed. Or WAS I? Anyway, Ellen said no and they left.When we were seated.