Sorry to worry you.” Jeff came further into the room and sat down on the edge of the bed. “I’m glad you’re okay. Listen, about earlier… I’... really sorry. I shouldn’t have kissed you like that. You put your trust in me and I took advantage of you.” Natalie frowned, trying to work out what he was saying. In the aftermath of her dream she had all but forgotten their real kiss. “Oh,” she said, finally recalling, “no, please don’t apologize Jeff… I wanted you to.” As she said the words she realized. "I'mnot sure I totally understand this and I hope you can forgive me forintruding in your personal life. But when I saw what you were wearing theother morning it was a major surprise but it also brought back memoriesfor me. And it seemed to reawaken those feelings and urges I had when Iwas a teenager. So I was curious and went up to your room and lookedaround. And I found everything. In your dresser drawer, in your closetand even the nylons you had drying in your shower. And it just hit. " followed by a lot of crap about what the reforms needed to be. What they mostly needed to be was something that made it impossible for the Government to make us fear for our lives again.In answer to a question that effectively meant, "Good grief! How rich do you want to be?", Vanessa - who had an EXCELLENT national reputation by now - answered on our behalf, "The Andersons will keep sending the Government huge bills every time it breaks its legal agreement with them, until the taxpayers get. They had seen him dressed throughout the week, but hewas worried how they would react to his full transformation. Heregained his composure then announced he was coming downstairs."Um, I'm ready."Anna and her parents heard Steven's announcement and sat down on thecouch. They all knew how much he had been preparing and were curious tosee how well he had done. Steven and Anna had told her parents Steven'sstory and they were glad to help him with whatever he needed, includinggetting him various.