. I guess I just thought that...” stuttered Amber, off balance now.“That’s the whole problem. You haven’t been thinking. When was your last pe...iod?”“What?” asked Amber again.“I haven’t put you on the pill, and I know John isn’t going to go ask Doc Johnson for a prescription for you and then get it filled at the pharmacy, where Doris Miles would spread it all over the county that you were going on the pill.”She was tapping her bare foot now. “And I know I didn’t do that either Amber. So ... when. Aur piche se uske boobs pakad liye aur use dabane laga. Fir maine use apni or kiya and kiss karana start kiya. Woh puri tare se mera hath de rahi thi. Maine ek hath se uski gaand dabane laga. Fir maine use bed pe lita diya. Uske saree ka pallu hataya aur uske boobs ko blouse ke upar se kiss karane laga.Aur uski chut pe hath ferne laga. Woh kafi excite hone lagi. Maine uski saree hata di. Usne mera t-shirt nikal diya, aur mere chest pe kiss karane lagi. Fir maine apni pant nikal di, ab main sirf. “It’s absolutely enchanting.”Outside the wooden dojo was the stone garden, just as John had remembered it. There was a new shape and pattern to the stones now, the sea of white stones meticulously placed with a single onyx stone on one side, a dozen more on the other. Concentric rings rippled out from the cluster of black stones, merging and building in height until they threatened to wash over the solitary black stone.As John was studying the patterns, he spotted a flicker of movement inside. I showed Lisbeth her room and her dad packed the suitcases into it for her. Meantime, I saw Charli and her mother with their heads together, talking quietly. An hour or so later, they had accepted the invitation to stay for supper and the night. I reminded myself to get the old cot out of the garage so Lisbeth would have a bed to sleep in.Diedre, Charli's mother, was a sweet woman who loved her family. She said she'd had five kids and thought her childbearing days were over, and then along came.