According to Abbie, Nicholas and Stephie liked each other and Jesse had told Birgit to leave them alone. I was surprised that hadn’t caused a war be...ween Jesse and Birgit, but Abbie said Birgit had simply let it go. I wondered about that. Birgit NEVER let things go! She might only be five, but she was pretty good at picking her battles, just as Jesse was. At some point, things would come to a head. They always did with her.After the kids went to bed, I managed to get some time alone with Kara,. I could see Omar standing up on the quarterdeck looking down on them with a noticeable bulge in his crotch. I wasn't sure if Elena was giving out goodies to the entire crew but it was a safe bet she was getting it from at least one of them. I had absolutely no idea what the story was there because they all tended to mind their own business and in retrospect that was a very good thing.The American Patricia dropped a hint to me after dinner that if we were real quiet, we could probably have a. Mother had ordered new clothing for me by mail to coverwhat Jenny hadn't provided.But one morning, Mother told me it was time for me to get acheckup. I was nervous, because I didn't want a doctor to seeme in a dress. But we weren't going to see my regular doctor,Doc Zabreski."Uh, Mother," I asked as we entered the waiting room of theclinic, "Isn't this a gynecologist's office?" Yes, dear." But won't the doc kinda notice I'm not really a girl?"Mother smiled knowingly. "Doctor Duvall is a very. I called her Thursday when she got in and we talked for a bit but then she had to go as the girls where getting together for one last shower / bachelorette party. She called me at about 1 am and said they had fun, just watched a striper and a club and were going to meet the guys at the pond for a bon fire party. I told her to have fun.I didn’t hear from my girl until late Friday evening when she said that Wendy was nursing a pretty big hangover and she was going to go grab dinner with the guys..