" Eric looked ather with a dead-pan glare."You can't... do that Julia," Eric said."No? I'm the only one paying bills around here Eric so I really can ...othat," she said. "It's my electricity you're using, in the apartment I'mpaying for. So, if I say you can't use the computer, then you can't."Julia stood in front of him, resolute, her boldness growing by theminute.Eric couldn't believe she was going this far. He barely recognized her.Trying to mollify her hadn't worked. Trying to appeal to her. Meg said that Carter was ready and should be out any minute. Carter must have heard the door bell ring. He walked out through the kitchen, naked, with a big smile, and was carrying his backpack for the weekend. He gave us both a hug, pulled on a pair of board shorts he kept by the door, and slid into his flip flops. He’d ride back with us shirtless too. Aaron then appeared and greeted us. We exchanged a few pleasantries. Then Meg looked at Carter and said, “OK, times-a-wastin. Go and have a. John and Carm liked my meal better than the Japanese or authentic Chinese meals and complimented me on it.The expected phone call came and John listened to what the doctors had to say. He played with his pen but wrote down notes so there would not be any mistakes.When he got off the line he told us, "Jamie had another episode." Both of us were now worried. "It was a mild one this time. The doctors now are even more behind your idea of mental conditioning. They think that Jamie can be brought. It’s also true that I’ve never had an STI and that I practice ‘safe sex’ as they’re calling it these days.”“I got the drift that it was that which was making you uneasy.”“Sort of. I just had plenty of opportunity and took advantage of the opportunities, which I hadn’t done for nearly eighteen months before January. I think part of it was the changes in my relationships with Liz and Maria Cristina.”“I missed something.”“Ah, yeah, I didn’t say it on the call because of Al, but both of them are.