”“And this isn’t your ideal situation?”“No, of course not!”“And yet...”“I did what made me happy,” Aimee said simply.“And did yo... hurt anyone in the process?”“Not even close!” she grinned.December 8, 1991, Chicago, Illinois“Aimee, these are Jesse, Matthew, Birgit, Michael, Albert, Stephie, and Ashley. Kids, this is Aimee. She’s in the Navy with Karl, Howard, and Clayton.”“Hi!” the ones who could talk called out.She knelt down to get hugs.“Aimee, let me put your bag in the guest room for you,”. " No, you're right. You shouldn't. The insurance carrier is obliged toprovide you with temporary housing. Don't go overboard and book thefanciest hotel in town. Be sensible and find some place that'll beconvenient to your new employment. You may have to use your own fundsfor a short while until I can negotiate an advance for you."We set the time for my late afternoon appointment and I then stoppedby the neighbor to tell them my lawyer was negotiating temporaryhousing for me at the insurance. Our Moms called us together for lunch. We had burgers, coleslaw, and sweet iced tea. As we sat on our back deck, they broke the news to us."There are people who aren't sure they want you at the party..." ... as participants," Jodie's mother added. "You can watch, but that's it." Do we have to hide?" Jodie asked."No, you can sit on the couch," Mom said."Naked or clothed?" Liz asked."Your choice."We looked at each other. Naked? I didn't know if I was ready for that. I knew that some of the. . perfect!"I could tell there was something else, so I waited."Sam?" Yeah?" Please don't be mad at me, but let's not do that again." You mean me Changing into you?" Yeah, that. Not ... you know." So 'you know' is still OK?" Damn skippy! It's just that doing it with you ... like that ... it's too perfect. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the hell out of it, but I'm afraid if we keep doing it like that, I'll get ... used to doing it like that and I won't want to do it any other way. Did I say that.