“The closest parallel I can draw from experience is Penny and the way we worked up to it. And I think that makes the most sense. But we’ll see. An... remember what we discussed about her privacy. If she chooses to share with you, that’s fine, but I’m going to let her know it isn’t required.”“I’m still not entirely happy with that answer,” Kara groused.“I still say our husband has a very, very good point,” Jessica said firmly. “And if our relationship with Maria Cristina is good, we’ll know what. The temperature dropped right from the moment the girls opened the door to our premature visitor ... and not just from the near freezing air outside this evening either.“Ah... , “ the gray-haired old auntie determined, “you two must be the twins. It’s quite unmistakable ... and you both certainly already do take after your mother, in each and every way.” Ok, then ... so Jessica might have perhaps had a checkered past back in her younger, and slightly more nubile college days, but slut-shaming. "Well shit." Steph said that hoping Amanda would bite so she had a reason to continue. Amanda looked at her seriously, "What?" "Well...I was hoping to find a particular costume that would scream to Nate for you to wear." Amanda looked at all the costumes then back at her, "Really. Out of all the costumes none of them screamed to you that would attract Nate? Come on he is a guy." Steph laughed to herself and thought hook line and sinker. "Well yeah Nate is a guy. And I'm sure any one of those. "Al and Stephanie grinned as Zoe, Sela, and Isobel James stopped their caroutside Deborah and Sheila's apartment building and greeted Avery with abig hug. The trio did the same to Sheila and Deborah then smothered thetweens before they could get away. Avery told the three that they were infor a big night when the others got there, savoring that her cousins werecaught off guard for once. Zoe's eyes went wide as she asked, "What do youmean big?" Sheila added, "We invited the Finn girls over..