Then one day, outof the blue, a publisher offered me a huge contract. It wasn't until Iread the letter closely that I realized what had happened. He a...sumed that'Chris Ericson' was a woman. I was torn between my desire to be publishedand my fear of being a fraud." Chris and I discussed it," says Kate. "We decided to play along. It wouldhave been illegal to for them to cancel the contract because of Chris'sgender."The pair thought Chris would be able to discretely collect royalties andno one. " We got to eat something." Find some berries, I'm going to see if I can find a hoatzin. I heardits call as we were walking." Can we eat it?" No!" What's the fucking point, then?" You swear too much. I'll see you in half an hour." And he ran off withhis binoculars toward a haunting bird call.Chloe muttered and swore. Why did she always have to be the practicalone? Donnie was always dreaming and gallivanting around, damn head inthe clouds. She shot one of the tinamous while he was away,. "She nodded. "Fair enough."I smiled at her, then looked in the conglomeration of products nestled inthe tray. Conditioner, detangling shampoo, citrus herb shampoo, lilac bodywash with vitamin D and aloe, vanilla body wash with cocoa butter,exfoliating face wash, hydrating face wash with microbeads, and clearingface wash with tea tree extract.What the ever-living frack? Jesus, this chick had almost a many types ofcleanser as she did shoes. Who the hell needed this much stuff? I wasn'teven sure. It's just that, when he still denied everything when you he knew you had the proof, I hated him for what he was doing to you. I'm sorry. I should have told you everything right away and I shouldn't have tried to take advantage of the situation in my apartment."Lisa sat back and looked at Brad. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. Brad had known all along that Tom had cheated on her but he didn't tell her because he hoped that Tom wouldn't do it again? He didn't want to be the one to ruin.