Beth gave me a disbelieving look. "Don't kid me, Tommy. I've seen how you look at her and the other girls. All you guys are the same!"'Here we go agai..., ' I thought to myself, remembering that first weekend we spent together. The old Beth was back. The one who felt inadequate because she felt her chest didn't measure up."Beth," I said as I stood up and looked into her eyes. "How many times do I have to tell you it doesn't matter. In fact, I'm glad you're not built like Cindy." Come on, Tommy, I. Inez and Evie remained silent the whole time, listening to my story; however, I was still getting vibes that they were continuing to humor me. But eventually, I threw out a comment that made them think twice about all of this."In the other life," I explained matter-of-factly, "I was an only child. There was no Eileen, and no Seamus. They simply didn't exist."As soon as those words left my mouth, the look on the girls' faces changed from tolerant bemusement to alarm. They knew that there was no. I lived on one floor above their flat. Her husband was a busy man. He would leave for office early and would return late in the evening.I helped her with all the necessary documentation in society. As usual, I started going to her flat for some reason. Soon, both Shivani and Rashi were quite comfortable with me. But I had eyes just on Shivani.One day I Shivani invited me to her flat for tea. When I went we started chatting. Rashi was also there. Shivani asked me about myself. So I told her that. As luck had it, Alicia had traveled back toUkraine for a year between 1993 and 1994. This would be about rightfor my current age of twenty. We would have to forge a Ukrainian birthcertificate, a U.S. passport, and U.S. adoption papers. Difficult, butI was in Ukraine where people that did these things were easier tofind. Once back in the U.S. I would adjust my old will to have theentire estate put into my name upon his death. My, Stan's, death wouldfirst be ruled as a missing person, then items.