. she made arrangements. With friend of hers, women she knew, women she met. She made... arrangements, for me. I refused, at first. I'm ashamed to adm...t it, but I was weak and needy. I loved your mother with all my heart and she knew it, but I was never as strong or determined as her. Is it cheating if... ?" his voice trailed off."Mom loved you, I know that. I felt it. You loved her and I felt that too. I also know you were both hurting and you both felt guilt and remorse because of what you. "Hey there C', who's the princess?" Well girls, I don't want to get into too much of an explanation, but Ithink you've all met my brother James haven't you?"She gestured towards me and all of the girls froze in place and slowlyturned towards me! Several of them walked up towards me and I wassurrounded by them as they circled around me and, laughing and giggling,began touching and caressing me. Eventually one of them turned towardsmy sister."Oh my Goddess! This really is your brother isn't it?. But it isn't just that you are giving us things. You are the most amazing man I've ever met. I do love you. We both do, though mom doesn't have the balls to say it. She doesn't think she's good enough for you."I hissed, "Erin!!"Tyler looked back and forth between Erin and me for a long moment. His face looked ... I'm not sure. I couldn't read it. He looked like he didn't know what to say or what to think.But finally he pulled Erin back into his arms and said, "I love you, too."Then he looked at. .." You can't... You probably can't conceive of what it was like puttingthis ring on and having everything about me change; even mypersonality." I pulled it from my bag and held it up. "It was like I wasa totally different person. And it was addictive to become this strongwilled man who could get things done, rather than the slightly patheticwoman I'd been the rest of my life; always meaning to do better butnever quite getting round to it. It was the best thing that had everhappened to me. But.