...One morning Jess was as sick as a dog, at first I thought it might have been something she ate. Then she told me that we were a wee bit pregnant."R...member that night on our honeymoon when you got greedy and went for seconds? You forgot the franger, I thought I was in my 'safe' period and didn't worry, like Dom said Vatican roulette doesn't work." Jess, you have made me the happiest man alive, I know we talked about having a baby and I would have liked to have planned it but our child will be. Looking forward 2 it. What do I wear?’The men laughed. Dave said, “These are very casual gatherings. Most of the women dress on the hot and sexy side, even slutty if they’re in the mood. Near nudity is common. The men wear mostly athletic shorts and t-shirts. We’re at my house tonight and I have the pool fired up, so most likely we’ll skinny dip after dinner. People may wear swimwear, but that will get dispensed with after dinner unless you guys hang around and object in some way. That activity. She waved to me then returned to the hedge. There, she told me that with her binoculars she had a good view of me and liked what she saw. I told her that, knowing she could see me, almost close up, with the binoculars had made me feel a little excited. I liked letting her see me naked. ‘Yes. I noticed. It showed a little. What does it look like when it’s right up? My husband’s was pretty big’. ‘Do you want to see it right up?’ ‘Yes. If you are willing’. ‘Right, then’ I said. ‘Go to that window. Now you don‘t believe me.”Pity and revulsion had a tug-of-war for Phoebe’s feelings. The bags under Ruth’s eyes made her look even spookier than usual. In spite of herself, she got closer to the other girl again. “I believe you. But you’ve probably been having nightmares is all. And we just finished studying colonial witch trials, so of course you might dream about them. I’ve had nightmares just like that.” That part wasn’t true, but the lie couldn’t possibly hurt. Ruth was picking up her bag.