He regretted how much pain he’d spread all our lives.”“Fair enough,” she sighed. “You were never mean to me over the whole thing, so I guess...I can understand your being able to let it go.”Mel had calmed down from her laughter as soon as Stan’s death had come up, clinging to me tightly. I held her just as closely. We both heard the doorbell on the other end of the phone and Beth swore softly.“That’s Roger,” she said. “Look, I’ve gotta go. I’ll see you next week and we’ll talk about it more,. But what do you really want from me? Right now I’m very much attracted to Moira. I really do want to be with her while I can.”“Thus the negotiations,” she said. “I really like you, Joe. I really did love your play. I actually like Moira, despite her hold on you. It’s obvious why you prefer her. And not just her sexiness. She’s an amazing woman. I’m ... just ... a mouse.”He gently lifted her head. “You need to stop hiding, Sarah. You’re obviously talented, being here. You’re pretty, especially. "How am I going to have a real date with you if your on a date with a real man, or was you thinking of another real woman for me, to go on the date with?" You are the real man I'm thinking about dating." How am I a real man?" You have all ways been there for me when I was down and out, trying to lift me back up and you have all ways known, when I needed held and loved, when no one else would and You, are all ways doing things for me when no one else would and you, are all ways wanting to go get. I'm sure that Jamie and Jackie enjoy skipping practice, so ifyou'd like to watch them practice, maybe once around the block will makethem feel delightful. I might suggest you let them play with 'Barbie'dressing in different outfits. No pants allowed, even on their Barbiedolls. Any other girls in your community are certainly invited to comeand play with them. If you decide that Jamie or Jackie is to go intotheir room to play, they are only allowed girl's things. They may readwomen's or girl's.