"All the girls have arrived." 8 kids in total?!" said Carol. "I know we want kids, but not that manyplease." 3 are friends from school," said Anne. "2...are cousins from Newcastle." How is Michelle getting on?" asked Sally."By the sounds of things, not bad. Seems like she is coping prettywell," said Anne.Both Sally and Carol had gone for evening dresses, just to try and lookregal. Anne was certainly expecting the party to get looks when theyheaded out to the cinema shortly.With Sally and Carol. Like, in my Freshman year I could sit with myknees together - but no longer. That didn't bother me though because Iliked the feel of my "equipment" between my legs and the feel of itsweight as I stood up and walked along.Joe and I had been hanging around together a lot during the summer, andwe were best friends at school, and I think he knew that while I hadgotten "big", if it hadn't been for the accident at the State Fair Idon't think that he would have known how "big" I had really gotten.. I actually embraced the possibility of a regimen of exercise. I wanted to be buff.Monday morning after the dance rehearsal (which by the way I loved, loving the unique choreography of Lindy based on exaggerated gestures) the regimen began. All of us including Miwa and Helena participated in the exercises. Helena hadn't danced earlier but acted as audience and boombox operator, the avant garde music emerging from the tinny speakers consisting of Dadaist vocalizing, consonants popping and vowels. "Two more members of the gaming group emerged from the garage door; Brettand his brother Stephen. Brett, was pre-law and after passing the bar wouldenter the families Law firm. He was also the de facto leader of the partyand longtime member of the group, joining in the eleventh grade. Today hebrought his sixteen-year-old brother along. "How's it going, DoctorAnders?" Brett asked as he reached over to look at Corey's character."Geeze man, your attention to detail even scares me."Laughing Corey.