Sexy underwear, of course, to help me feelgood through the day.It was close to an androgynous look. Just feminine enough to ease myselfand the colleag...es into what was happening. I also hoped it would beenough to please Kat. Maybe, Abbie, too. Anybody that might be watchingfor Lyn.I entered the store before we opened, and remained until closing.Choosing to work longer hours for the benefit of discretion. Claire saidI could remain back-of-house and that I didn't have to duty manage assome ASC's. “He’s calling his children home,” she sighed.“Gee,” whispered John as he tugged at his sleeve. Gee turned to the boy and gave him his full attention. John’s voice could barely be heard at the best of times. The young father pointed to Gee’s walking stick. “Please?” It was not the first time he had taken the stick from Gee and it was easily given over. Gee watched as John quickly disappeared into the surrounding saplings, Jane and the baby watching from the edge.“You found the children,” Rae. They wait until she finishes and he doesn’t know how he is standing it sitting there. When she is done she stands and looks at him. “Ready” she tells him. They walk out hand in hand and once out the door she leans in and kisses him. They continue walking and she holds onto his hand a little tighter every once and awhile. It isn’t long before they get back to the house. Once inside she leads him up to the bedroom and sits him on the bed. She kisses him passionately and soon he is lying on his. Other than during those times, she seemed rather relaxed about how things were between us.My preferred posture would have been to take everything slowly. I thought I needed to allow myself time to deal with some of my underlying resentments about what had happened in the recent past. Doing that would also help me to begin thinking about the wisdom of having a possible future that would again include Brenda.The doctor told me she saw nothing troubling with my preferred approach to the situation..