Dad is turning fifty." He his going to have a cow. His only son is now his daughter. Mom willbe shocked but dad?" I wasn't shocked much and mom will...surprise you. Dad will understand.He may not like it, but he'll come around." And if he kicks me out. You know how he can get." Sara he loves you and has accepted that you got the short side of thestick, and that you are not a manly man, but you carved your own path." Thanks I needed a short joke." We both chuckled. I plugged the USB inand. This time both pairs of lips parted and plucked at each other. Fingers tightened. Kaylee breathed that name again."River."Her mind was a whirl. Images rumbled through her thoughts, one chasing another. She tried to bring Simon back to the forefront, recapture his face and the way she dreamed his body might feel against her own. She couldn't. Instead all she could picture was River, her slim dancer's body, the incredible gracefulness she displayed. Kaylee had occasionally been jealous of her. Rediscovery of both a lost friend and the ability to express love, but also recovery from a state where I had little idea of where my life outside work was going. Emily, and indeed her daughter Daisy, have changed all that. I’m writing this postscript in mid-July, I’ve got a day left before the end of the school year and the prospect of six weeks away from school (not all ‘holiday’ – at least half of the time will be spent preparing for the next year). Within that six weeks, Em, Daisy and I. “Neighbors complain?” I asked with a wry smile, then said “Project is doing great, I knew I chose well.”“Damn the neighbors,” Alexis shot back, “Answer the question.”“I already have” I responded. “You know the answer. I am keeping my word as I said I would.” Walking around the desk, I continued. “Question you have to ask yourself is, WHY do you enjoy our little arrangement? And make no mistake Alexis Wash, you VERY clearly enjoy it.” Without waiting for an answer I open the door and say,.