I explained why I asked for the Favor, and what Jeff was doing. She was so envious.One day I asked her, "Do you want to come to my house after school,...and maybe I can show you some of my stuff?" I couldn't today," she said. "My parents expect me home." What if I have my mother call and tell her that we need to study together for a project?" I asked. "She could explain that it is just me and her that live there, and that you can stay for dinner. Do you think that they'd let you do that?" I can. But we'll go back to our lives from here. To continue what we have, some things have to be kept separate, parts of us always remaining a mystery to one another.Yet, wherever we are during our days and nights apart, a part of us always stays with the other, the aftermath's echoes rippling through our steps once our masks are slipped back on.It's an equally beautiful and painful thing, being so totally twined to someone. It makes every second spent together more intense, a concentrated bliss. "She's trying to fill the void." The two continued to eat, with some momentary silences. But they wouldn't last long."Did I ever tell you about when we moved - you were too little for me to tell you this at the time I guess," Rachel began. "We were taking boxes out to the truck, and this real heavy one I was carrying all of a sudden broke open, and magazines started spilling out..."Adam anticipated the rest of the story."The magazines were filled with pictures of naked men," Rachel said. "Holy. I think he was just about ready to charge you with contempt." I don't think I did anything wrong." You can't go around talking to people in authority like that. I know you get away with it with me all the time, but you talk to a judge or a cop like that and you're going to end up behind bars for a night or two." Daddy, you're worrying about nothing." All right Jill. Don't say I didn't warn you." OK. Make you a deal. If I end up in jail, I'll use my phone call to call you and you can tell me you.