It had lasted far longer than he had really expected. It was twelve months since he first met her when asked to give her a lift to the adult education...classes, sure there had been the ups and downs, the hot and cold periods and the actual breaks which generally ended with a text or phone call, asking for a meeting. Originally their association had been the casual pick up and drop off but then it got a little more intimate, invitation to lunch and then the little peck on the cheek to finally the. Between them and my head I feel like Iam going to throw up. I lay back down and try and take stock of what ishappening.I think Katie senses my confusion. She tells me lay in bed for a minute.I hear her brushing her teeth and I decide that sounds good. After Ihear noises from the other part of the apartment I grab the robe Katieleft on the bed for me and replace her in the bathroom and take care ofmy morning needs.When I am done, I move out towards the kitchen. I find Katie sitting atthe. I used to think I had a great little brother, until he turned me into a girl. I got him back, but well... let me start at the beginning. Kenny is only eight years old but he has a genius IQ. He is truly brilliant. He could probably be in college but our parents wanted him to have a 'normal' childhood. They had read too many horror stories about child geniuses that grew up too fast and wound up in institutions. They decided to make him go through the same ordinary public school classes as. . I, was scared, of what was happening, I was scared for you, and I was terrified that I was losing control of my life again.’ There was a pause as she searched for the words she needed. ‘But,’ she continued, ‘In the car thinking about what happened, I knew, I knew you were right, not to fight, but damn did you kick his ass, but I mean, fuck, I couldn’t run from it any more. I needed to confront it, admit it and let people know it doesn’t bother me. You showed me that, despite my mistake, I do.