”Rachael pushed away, shaking her head, “No, Aunt Eva, I don’t want you to do anything. I was going to tell you later, but I guess I may as well...say it now. I’ve already found a guardian of my own choosing and I’m moving to California with her in two days. I’m going to be living with Nadia Berman.”Eva was confused. “Nadia? You mean Nadia from next door? But she’s just a child!”“She’s hardly a child! She twenty-one years old and a hell of a lot more grown up than either of my parents! Anyhow,. Jane Brighton noticed this as she paused from the light housework she had been doing and lit a cigarette by the living room window. Bob had gone out to the liquor store to pick up provisions for the party they had planned for that evening, and she looked anxiously up the block for a sign of the station wagon returning to the house.Weekends had been a joy to both of them since they had returned from North Carolina at the end of July, and the reasons for this were still somewhat perplexing to. "Judy got a 1-quart measuring cup to give Seven something more convenient to drink from and poured her a serving of coffee. "You may want sugar and cream with it, many people do prefer it that way." I'll try it straight, at first, thank you. I'll put the other stuff in it later, if I need it. Now, Jase tells me that you will help us out on other planets, but you have a condition for me to meet, first. I assure you that we will do whatever you require; what do you want?"Judy said, "Actually, it. With eager fingertips, Veronica lifted the shirt then smoothed down creamy bare skin; skating along his washboard belly to reach the closures of his slacks. The waistband of his white shorts was just high enough to glow softly above his closed fly. Nestled in that tender center was a subtle but telltale bulge. She unfastened the simple closures and more of the snowy underwear was revealed. The slotted opening of his shorts pouted at the intrusion. Veronica’s dark eyes lingered there, marveling.