And I meant it."Okay," he said. There was a sort of strange feeling in the air, andsuddenly my brother-in-law Gary was standing there, busting out of ...hatpeach dress."Oh, thank God," he said. Jake came running out of the bedroom, still wearing the jumper and whitetights (he'd kicked off the shoes before the nap), but at least he was aboy again."Can we leave?" Gary asked Jimmy. "Sure," Jimmy said, opening the door. "Be my guest."Gary turned to me. "Gabby -- can I borrow some of your...er, some. We both enjoyed the drag shows.Sometimes Vanessa agreed to join us, Walker loved being seen between the beauty queen and me.But during this time, this non-Mindy time, Vanessa didn’t stay overnight with me. She knew, and applauded, that I took Walker to my bed. Slept with him, held him.I normally sleep in the nude, so does my son. But these nights, I wore knee-length cotton Tee-shirts as I snuggled with him from behind until he drifted off to sleep. Then I could too.Walker still hasn’t talked. Her short reddish brown hair curled naturally around her small ears. In her spandex it was plain that her body was still slender but shapely.After Alex's death her milk-filled breasts had shrunken back almost to their original size. Exercise kept them firm. I noticed her nipples standing up under the tight green material and it made me uncomfortable. She's my daughter and I shouldn't be noticing that kind of thing. It was more uncomfortable because of the feelings the sight aroused in me. If I. Brad felt Laura’s breasts press against his chest. The smell of her perfume still lingered on her skin.“You know, you could have called me Mom when I was alive.”“I guess I thought of you as my second Mom but never said it very often.”“Better late than never, I’ll say. There are a few things I want you to tell your Dad. I’m so very proud of Karen and how she’s again become such a vital member of the family. I love how she and Dan dealt with that woman Trisha when she tried to break them up.”“I.