”“Will you ever get answers to those questions?” she asked quietly.“In all honesty? Probably not. But that doesn’t mean that I’ll stop loo...ing for them. You both know that we can’t join the Orthodox Church because of our unique relationship. And to be truthful, I don’t know that I buy the whole death and resurrection claim. On the other hand, the Orthodox teachings seem more credible in the sense that they address what I think is the true issue - death.”“Not sin?” Jessica asked.“Sin is a. "What a wanker" I muttered under my breath. It was well known around the office how much I fancied Julie, but I knew that I would never stand a chance with a girl that hot and that popular.Not really knowing I was doing it, I moved around her desk and pulled her chair from underneath the desk and turned it 90 degrees so that it faced me. I got down on my knees and started to smell Julie's padded seat. I could smell a musty scent from the fabric, along with a slight hint of her perfume. I could. Fred said no, we didn'thave time, I could change at the course."What am I supposed to do while you guys are playing golf?" You can take one of the cars and go shopping" Fred said."For what?" I asked"A new dress or a silky night gown" he said patting me on my bottom."I don't have the money for that" I saidHe gave me $100.00 and told me to buy something pretty, so I'd feelvery feminine in it. I smiled and said I'd be happy to.The guys played golf and I went shopping. I found a dress shop in. The six months offacial and other surgeries before that had turned her into a nearduplicate of Veronica, with a few enhancements that Hiram had wanted.Well, he had paid the bills and he was entitled to what he wanted!Within a week of accepting Hiram's offer, Archie had told his parentsthat he had a job offer in Seattle and had promptly moved out. Hiram hadrented him an apartment in a large city two hours away from Riverdale.Archie had lived there for six months while surgeons had reshaped.