" Then why have the two of you stayed? Because of Gaho?" Yes mostly, it's the blessing and the curse of having such a remarkable mother. And opportuni...y, I am Gaho's apprentice and I hope, one day, to have her skills as well as those of a social psychologist. My brother likes his job and maybe as Sheriff he's able to make the reservation a little better place. The price we pay is not being around others who we have much in common with" That's a stiff price to pay at your age." It's not so bad. “I beg your pardon?” Brendon was confused. He’d been talking, surely, about how he was a team player but could work independently if required. “Yes,” he replied. “As I was saying, I consider myself to be a valuable member of any team ……” “No, not that. You said something else.” Brendon was really confused now. Surely he hadn’t uttered his musings for the women to hear? They waited, patiently, for him to continue. “Stockings or tights?” Brendon heard himself saying quietly. He cringed and. But when you go thirty-two years and only have one lover ... we just felt that some of the things we talk about and share in bed would be better off ... well ... well, if they weren't just fantasies that we dreamt about."She reached across the table and took my hand in hers. Our fingers intertwined, and our wedding bands clinked together. In the light of the setting sun, the diamonds glistened. The white gold of her ring was radiant, as was the polished black coral of my own."Remember all of. “Nothing for me,” Sheena commented. “I’m too excited.”Janet scowled. “Aren’t you going to be next? Don’t you build a house from the foundation up? I’ll give you Cheerios with banana and blueberries.” She pointed to a seat at the table; Sheena meekly sat while I joined her, taking position on the opposite side.This was pretty much our routine every day, but the current of excitement ran through the room today unlike any day previously. Bianca was coming home this morning and she was.