“Hello?” “Hi M.D.” “How are you?” “Look! I found out that Claudia ran off with a patient at the hospital,” he said. Claudia was a ...urse and worked in a hospital. “I’m sorry to hear that!” I lied. I was glad he now had something to hang onto – anger! “Jim told me she had been meeting him at the grocery store and other places in front of him. He didn’t understand what was happening!” he said. There was anger in his voice. I smiled. “I’m sorry to hear that,” I lied again. “Actually, I was. Some men decided they couldn't compete in that scenario and faded from the scene.Todd and Cindy also built a cabin close to the four and people began to call that area and its inhabitants the Flight Deck. Many meetings were held there since the five couples were considered the leadership of the Settlers.It was November when that first snow came. There had been a cold rain for two days before reminding everyone to think about better coverings. When the water in buckets outside froze, it looked. Of course if it's a vanity thing I certainly understand and think you should go for it." The baby suckled then started to squirm and I knew she needed to be burped so I pulled her off my nipple and hoisted her up onto my shoulder and gently rubbed her back. She finally burped and a trickle of milk escaped her lips and dribbled down my back. Paula jumped up and grabbed a clean wash cloth and wiped the milk off my shoulder and back. "Thanks honey." It's okay mom. Look... if it's alright with you. But in the end it worked out. After all was said and done, John and I found a house up on Potrero Hill that we really liked. We snagged it with our first bid and moved in at the end of March 2005.We had a lot of work to do on our house but we were determined to have it finished up by my birthday- August 17. We planned to head down the hill to San Francisco City Hall on that day and “tie the knot” with a domestic partnership ceremony, then have all of our friends and whatever family could make.