"You do know, Jordan,I am Jewish." Yes, you told me. So? What's that got to do with all of this?"He looked away, taking a moment to think things over ...efore shrugging."Sorry. Nothing really, I guess." Then, after giving the matter a littlemore thought, he continued. "It's just that I tend to get a littledefensive whenever someone takes the events of 1948 and the reality ofthe situation in Palestine at the time out of context in order to bashIsrael. They had no choice, Jordan. Surely you can. This one is a little further away. I'll give you a bonus for travel, and you can keep whatever you don't spend," I said."Great, what's the trio making for lunch?" he asked."They are making something for themselves, me, and Dr. Song. I wasn't aware you were going to be staying," I said."Well I'll go tell them," said Jeremy and he sauntered off.I shook my head at his retreating form. I was not that annoying at his age. I probably had been but still, I liked to think I wasn't that much of an. When he found out that yesterday had been my sixteenth birthday hewished me a happy birthday and gave me a kiss on my cheek. I felt myselfget beet red, Dawn and Leslie laughed at my embarrassment.When the yard was finished we got the guys some soda and sat on theground drinking them. Harry made it a point to sit next to me. We talkedfor awhile then decided we needed to shower and clean up. As soon as we were alone I started in. "You can't let Harry come overhere. You saw what he did. I don't. It was essentially thesame thing she'd done to Holly after all, but Janice really was anadult! Wasn't she? She went with Katie to get them for lunch andcouldn't help but note she looked more like Holly and the littles thanshe did an adult. As she colored on the ground her dress had pulledback, and she could clearly see the diaper she had changed her into wasalready wet. It didn't help her think of her as a big girl anymore.'Maybe it is okay...' she thought as Jonah scooped up his little girland.