" Joyie Ann Adkins! That's lying." Not really. Michael had been drinking." And you let him drive you home?" Well, yeah. He wasn't drunk."I closed my e...es and counted ten."What are you doing?" Joyie asked."Trying not to lose my temper." Oh." Oh." I guess maybe I shouldn't tell you the rest." There's more?" Yeah, but I'll wait 'til later to tell you. See ya' at school."She hung up and a few minutes later I put down our receiver and sighed. I didn't like what she had done and had a feeling I. At the check-in counter, I picked up the tickets that Aimee had reserved for us, and I was surprised when I saw that June and I would be sitting together, with Debbie across the aisle from us. I knew this was Aimee's doing; I think she wanted June and me to get closer to each other. Aimee wasn't always the most subtle person in the world.June gave Mely a passionate kiss good-bye, and both girls disregarded any reactions from tourists that noticed them. I think June may have told her girl friend. "He?"Martha shook her head. "I'm sorry? What?" You said 'he,'" Bill laughed a little. "I'm sure you meant 'she.'" Actually, no," Jessie had returned to the table to grab the wineglasses. "I'm a 'he,' honest. I hope that doesn't bother you." Not at all," Bill was a bit shocked, though. "You can dress howeveryou'd like, Jessie, I just thought you were a woman. My mistake." Hewatched Jessie return to load the dishwasher, then he turned back toface Martha. "Really?"She smiled and. Almost, I said. Getting a bottle of water I went outside and enjoyed the cool breeze. I could see the lake at the bottom of the hill. There was a pier and what looked like a deck in the middle of the lake. After dinner I said I was going for a swim. I changed and was heading out the door when I noticed Sara watching me. She flashed a smile when she caught me looking at her. I swam for about an hour. I climbed on the pier and laid down catching my breath. Rob, Sara and mom came down and sat on a.