For the next few hours the girls barhopped. Hope drank a little, not a lot. She didn’t want to be hung over for the wedding the next day. Lacy, who ...ad started out having cautious plans for the evening, became wilder with each appletini she consumed. At the time they should have been leaving to return to the suburbs, Lacy whined and guilted the other girls into going into a jazz bar. Reluctantly Hope followed, not wanting to be the party-pooper. The bar was jammed and they found a table in the. Ruth was there too. The couple noticed that I seemed upset and asked me about it. Since they were close friends so I told them everything." "Wasn't that the same day you walked in on Jeanne and that man?" "The meeting with Charles and Edith Montgomery was that afternoon." "You must have been noticeably upset." "I was. Charles talked with me in private. What he told me was a complete surprise. When they were younger his wife had been part of a group of women who regularly dated other men with. You may be able to morph into any shape you like, but I suggest that you wait before you try to change size. Please keep me posted on any other things you discover that you can do."I must discuss these developments with my colleagues, so I need to cut off this contact at this time. I'll get back to you if and when we come up with anything useful. You should also feel free to contact me using the technique that you used this time. Goodbye for now."I went to the door and announced that I was. I think Ali gets a little lonely with just us old folks around," she commented."It'll do Mary good also, getting away from the city and forgetting our family problems for awhile," I agreed.After another cup of coffee, while the Gilmer's ate a quick but hearty lunch, I returned to the cabin to find Ali's Subaru parked in the drive. Entering the cabin, I went to the kitchen, grabbed a beer from the fridge and took a swallow before calling out, "Are you girls here?" Up in the loft, dad," Mary.