"Are you all right, Scott?"It was my sister, Alicia, two years younger at fifteen. We had been the typical big brother-younger sister in the past few ...ears, really able to talk about things, especially as she was coming into the sometimes difficult ages that I'd already experienced."Oh, yeah, I'm just fine, Sis. Okay." Well, you don't seem it and you sure didn't sound it. Was that Julia you were talking to? Your girlfriend?"One nice thing about my sister, there are many more, she's really a. We were in the kitchen, and Colleen was asking about a large payment I made to a Doctor Abrams in New York City. "I've hesitated to tell you these things because it sounds insane. You need to love me enough to hear me out before you declare me mentally unfit and send the guys with the butterfly nets to take me away.Jim was trying to extricate himself from the topic, "Carl, I have no interest in how you spend your money. It's yours, and you pay us to keep track, pay your bills, and make sure. (we talked for 15 minutes online deciding what color, blue, green, etc... she decided yellow was the right color. Don't ask me.) Maybe this wasn't really needed, but we thought it was a fun game none the less that showed some sort of signal only her and I would understand. This only heightened the situation. We arrived at their house on Friday in the late morning with plans on staying until Sunday morning. We were greeted at the front door by my brother-in-law with the usual hugs and hellos. We. Slowly, my sobs died away and we lay there for what seemed like hours,holding each other."Stephen.. , Steve..?" mmmm?" Feeling better?" I suppose so.. I guess I smell better, huh?'"Yes, much!" she grinned. "Look, I don't want to start it all up again,but what happened in the shower there was perfectly natural" For a woman, yes, but excuse me if I'm a little shaken up by it OK?" I know, but to me you are still the man I married, and I still love you"Any further comment from me was muffled by.