.****The weather has finally broken. I never thought I would feel gratefuland relieved for a day with a high of minus 10, but I really am.Unfortunate...y the cold has been replaced by a new annoyance, electionads. It's one thing for the adults, who at least can maybe take the infoprovided to make a choice, but I'm not quite old enough to vote, so theconstant barrage of ads is just ... ugg.****Today was my birthday. I turned 18! My parents, Jaci, Andrew, and Simontreated me to a fun day at a. That’s not what happened here. Or, to be honest, with Fawn. You teased me about her, but you never told me the truth. And I almost got burned by underlying issues. That’s why, just before, I decided not to go to her again. I can make a rational decision, you know.”“I know,” Jessica sighed. “I guess it’s just all the history. I’m sorry.”“If I accept your apology, can we move on? Forget what happened before and agree to this new structure?”“Yes.”“Then I accept your apology. It’s forgotten. And we. It hurt to see her cry, but I was admiring her honesty and clarity.“But,” John said.“There’s no ‘buts!” Sherry interrupted, shaking her head. “There are no God damn buts,” Sherry shouted then turned to Mary, “Mom, you know my plans. Dad didn’t even want me to go to college, now he doesn’t know about the Peace Corp and now he wants to fire Pete. Talk some sense into him, Mom. You know what I’m talking about.”Mary went over to John and put her hand on his shoulder. “Sherry’s right, you’ve got to. So I took of my black top and pants. Took of my underwear and took some sexier lingerie out of my closet to wear instead. It was a black thong and black bra (not my most sexiest outfit, but I wanted to wear it again since we had good memories with it)As she came back from the shower with a towel around her body and one for her hair to dry I watched her while I was laying down under the blankets. I pulled up the blankets and told her that there's a spot free for a sexy beautiful lady like her..