And I knew from my rather bizarre experiences of the last fewdays that it was reality, not science fiction."Don't look so surprised, Miss Richmond," s...id Charlie when she saw thedoubtful expression on my face. "We're living in the twenty firstcentury, after all. Now what is your answer? Are you in, or are youout?" Talk about making a deal with the devil," I thought to myself. Butwhat other choice did I have? They claimed they knew how to switch meback. I quickly decided to cooperate with them,. Her parents had been married for ten years. They had been a normal, happy family for those ten years. Then it all fell apart. A little bit of bickering evolved into full on shouting matches. Any resemblance of that loving, quant family was gone. Zoe didn’t know how it got that bad. It wasn’t something she could see coming or predict. It just seemed to grow, like a storm coming off the lake and then suddenly the little drops of rain turned into a huge down pour accompanied by the crashing. From time to time, my free hand found its way under her dress and up her legs. I could get away with it if I didn’t linger too long or go past her knees. If I lingered, or moved too far, she would swat my hand with her paperback. My protestations of just being a “Good Boyfriend,” fell on unappreciative ears.My knuckles stinging from my most recent failed exploration, I consoled myself by massaging her feet. I looked down, “Sweetheart, I’m not into feet, but I would make an exception for. We weren't in their league, but I think they were impressed with Allison and me as well. Hey, we knew it was coming up, and we had wanted to make sure we didn't embarrass ourselves, so we had been practicing as well – as had Amber and Easy, although it was a little harder for them since they had to take turns leading. All in all, it was a great night. The only spot of tension was when we first arrived and Rebecca had approached the bouncer and asked to speak to the manager. At first he took it.