“Mom, are you ok?” Matt asked as he instantly felt troubled by the fact that she was just staring at a wall.“Oh hi honey, didn’t see you ther....” Mary replied, snapping out of her daze.“Is everything ok?” he asked once more.“Yes everything is fine dear. Don’t worry about me.” Mary replied and continued staring at the wall. She was once again broken out of her daze when she heard the sound of a couch cushion deflating as someone sat on it.“Arent you going to meet with your friends?” Mary. But mostly you." Really?" Emily said. She let out a little squeal of delight, stamping her feet happily and clapping her hands together with childlike glee. "Does that mean you think I'm sexy?" I suppose so," Mr. Hill said. "Yes, if that makes you happy." He folded his hands on the desk, templing his fingers together contemplatively. "But if you would like to make me happy – and you do want to make me happy, don't you, Emily?"Emily nodded. Vigorously."Then," Mr. Hill continued, "I'd just like. He certainly wasn't going to prove a rival to Dane.They arrived at the lake, and Jodie took the shore road to her favorite swimming spot. She was surprised not to find any other people there, but it was early in the day and perhaps more people would come. She sure hoped so, because she didn't trust herself alone with Dane.It was a hot day, and the clear blue lake looked very inviting."I can hardly wait to get in the water," Jodie exclaimed. "You can change in the car, honey, and I'll go into. I told them I'd seen the other with some boy. A straight girl in a lesbian home has power beyond imagination, but the power of a secret lesbian in a lesbian home is unfathomable. I had the power to dissent the ranks, to question the sexual order of things.I took Alex to lunch. I rekindled our friendship. I became the straight friend she needed in the face of distrust at home. I was the voice of reason and the face of madness. I drove them to fight, to break up, to make love, and to sleep. But.