I looked around at the small dingy place she calledhome and hoped that I wasn't going to upset her. As we sat I took her handand turned to face her. "...mma there is something I need to tell you." Shepulled her hand away in horror as she stared at me tears forming in hereyes. "No, no don't cry please, Emma will you move in with me?" And thatwas it I had blurted it out, and was waiting for an answer, it seemed likehours passed before she began to smile and hugged me. "Yes, yes of courseI will, I. It’s almost as long as the vows, but at least the speech is funny. Throughout the night, I dance with Gina and Jared and, of course, the rest of the time with AJ. A few others ask, but AJ tells them I can’t, and I don’t argue. He can’t seem to take his hands off me; he must really need me. When a slow dance starts, he holds me close, my head resting on his shoulder. The swaying of our bodies is relaxing, almost sensual, we fit perfectly together. I lean up, and begin to whisper soft moans in. He gave me a weak little smile.“Hi,” he said, as if we were strangers on a bus.I looked at him in disbelief; my worry about him morphed into frustration.“We haven’t seen each other in a month and that’s all you can say?” I hissed angrily.His voice was soft and sad when he answered.“I’m just following your rules, Andrea. No public displays of affection where someone you know might see us, remember?”I nodded; what could I say? I might not have anything to say but Joey did.“ ... and that’s the. ”Allison kissed my cheek again. She lingered for a moment, and I started to think we’d better go somewhere more private.“So, what was special about this place?”“Harper said it was a place you could be safe at. Even if you were gay or whatever.”She blushed again.“Not that anybody’s gay, Dad. Not Harper, not me, not ... anyone.” She gulped. “I mean, it’s OK if you’re gay ... Dad ... oh, heck, Dad, you know what I mean, don’t you?”I hugged Allison and kissed her cheek this time.“I do, Allison. So.