It was as good an explanation as any. If I was somewhere in the past, it had to be before 1865 because that's when this area was populated. Looking ar...und, it made sense. The sky was cleaner, the trees looked greener, the whole world smelled fresher. The only thing was that the trees looked the same size. Not that I'd taken a tape measure to them, but I saw them every day when I came to work and they looked about the same. They definitely weren't 150 years younger.Another idea was a parallel. She came looking for you, the father of her child, and well, we welcomed her with open arms ... and thighs. Suffice it to say that I think that we have five adults in this household now, at the very least, assuming that you don’t bring anyone home yourself. She’s very eager for this reunion, trust me on that front.Oh, Kayla now works with us at the diner. Joanna works at the local family planning clinic. On the downside, I’ve been harassed by Dirk a lot lately. He has taken to stalking me. I’ve. Tom and Jerry were already there.“I thought you were coming early so we could get some sunrise shots,” said Tom, who sounded a little disgruntled. I could understand that, if he’d been there for the sunrise. That meant he’d been hanging around a deserted beach for hours.“We couldn’t get away that early without our parents asking questions,” said Valerie, who was again firmly in “I’m the oldest so I call the shots” mode.“So,” said Tom, expansively. “You ready to make some more money?”“Yes,” said. "Did you say all those things?" Yes." Tell me, Jessica, why is it so important for him to live here? Do you know any of your classmates who have their boyfriends living in their house?"Jessica turned red and stuttered, "No." No, to having boyfriends living in their house. I could have guaranteed the answer to that. I'm not trying to say you don't have good reasons, or that you can't convince me that it is a good idea, but I want to know why you think it's important for John to be here?" 'Cause.