"We're rich," Jackie proclaimed as they settled into a taxi. In downtown Chicago there was a premium for parking so the girls took a cab toand from th... lawyer's office. Ellen didn't own a car and Jackie had aseven year old Toyota Camry."We?" Ellen asked."Of course, we're splitting this right down the middle. Just as we arewhen we finally get the book to print." How long do you think that will take?" Two years at least. You've seen the boxes of diaries, journals andscrapbooks those sisters had?. It was a massive convergence, throngs of flesh pulsing through makeshift streets and alleyways, doe eyes and bare breasts staring out from everywhere the eye went. Of course, being on the other side of the tables wasn't much better.Terry and Naomichi had wound up squeezed into a corner between two yaoi artists, so most of their audience just swerved away from their corner at top speed. A few got pressed there by the sweaty throng and picked up a doujin or two, but the neatly photocopied stack. The fact that she also realizedthat meant that she must know why I'm calling which made me feel morethan a bit awkward."A little, don't worry, I called my Delta on my fifth day too. I thinkthat's why they pair us up that way to start with, so you'll always havea girl to fall back on," Meredith explained. It made sense. The Taus hadto know that most pledges would find it hard to get a little girl ongirl action going."So you don't mind?" I asked. I didn't know what I'd do if she turned medown. I. I've got my passport and the plane tickets; that's for sure. And you can whip me up anything I've forgotten..."Melanie looked very thoughtful as we held each other. Eventually I asked, "Having second thoughts about the trip?"Melanie shook her head no and rested her head against me. But she knew the deep meaning of my question.Early tomorrow we'll be catching an overnight flight to France. It's time for our yearly trip with Melanie's parents and sister, and we'll all be spending a week together.