Like the others, she was dressed in what I thought of as church clothes — skirts and sweaters for the women; pressed slacks, button-down shirts for ...he men. I felt very out of place in my jeans and flannel shirt. Jeanne, I was only noticing now, had changed out of her jeans into a pair of black slacks and a very pretty plum-colored blouse.I delivered the commanded kiss at the same instant that she turned her head. Our lips met briefly, and I hastily pulled back."He's gotten taller, hasn't he?". "You were like ... well, I don't know what. Remember that guy that showed off his hawk at assembly last year? No, you didn't see that, did you. Anyway, it was awesome. When you went for that Frisbee it was just like when it dove at the lure the guy was swinging, only you never missed." I wished I'd been there," Kathy complained. She was pushing my blouse back off my shoulders, and Greg finished the job from behind me, drawing it down my arms, leaving me in my silly bra, my shorts already. We didn't have a party, we went off to a little country inn and barely left our room. It might not be listed with the other fruits of love in the Bible, but Cindy taught me that good sex was a gift of love. It was when we got home that we found our gift from Sandy. It was nothing much, just an appointment card for the fertility clinic!I don't know how much you know about in vitro, but it is a miracle. The day I'd met Cindy she'd had her ovum harvested. At that time it was a minor outpatient. I was the dad that took her to zoos and went to recitals, even though her mom often had HIM sitting there as well.When Deena decided to come live with me and my brand new and completely unconventional bride, I thought of it as just another way I could show love for this cute, smart creature.And now... First, I’m NOT sending her away. Unless I went crazy and took that DNA testing thing to court, nothing the state has indicates that she’s anything BUT my daughter. Second, chances of recovering a.