”Don’t say that! I shook my head. “Okay, just — stop right there.”Kari did stop. Her expression looked concerned. She was at least a foot sh...rter than me.Her brown eyebrows furrowed. “You’re actually thinking about . . . you know . . . seeing me completely undressed or something?”“N . . . no.” Of course I was lying.And Kari didn’t believe it. “Then what’s your problem?” she asked.Again I sighed, still annoyed by her behavior. The room burned with heat, crawling across my skin, just from being a. "So, how have you been, sweetie?" Frank asked me."I've been great, I have my cake, and I can eat it too," I replied.He just nodded, and smiled. He was happy for me, but then one light bulb went off. Was he jealous? He was the only one not involved at all with my project, I just never thought about it until then."Did you want to come, dad?" I wondered."No, this is for you, and your aunt. Although, if you find another couple, I might, want tag along, if that's okay," Frank stammered."You know we. Much of this was for us, but we wanted Kyle to believe it was all about him.We waited for Kyle to cool off from his pre-lunch snack. Kyle was led to the pool shower where we shared a teenager’s wet dream of a hug.Lunch was leftover pot roast. It was quite good. Kyle’s mom had made a good dinner and now a good lunch for her son. Although, I suspect she would not have imagined him eating it in the nude with two naked housekeepers.Kyle seemed ready for Fran as soon as we finished eating. But I. We love each other and know that society and other people won't agree with the way we feel, but we don't care what others think of us. We want to be together and we will be when we're finished with school."Grandpa said, "I thought you were going to college to be the successful farmer that you wanted to be, and you, Monique, I thought you were going to be a Broadway actress. How did all that change?"Monique said, "I was already changing my mind before Chet and I got together. Being an actress is.