Vanessa couldn't understand what was going on. She had just gotten home from shopping, and saw Yumi going into the shower. She just thought that she c...uld help Yumi fit in more, by getting closer to her, but she could clearly see that something was bothering the girl.Stepping out of the shower, Vanessa lead Yumi over to her room, and had her sit down on the bed. Yumi couldn't stop crying. She was so embarrassed, and still thought she was busted. "Tell me what's bothering you." Vanessa said, and. But accidently tripped and fell, Leslie caughther to prevent her from falling. Emily stood up, apologized andbeforeLeslie could react gave her a quick kiss on the cheek as a thank you.Leslie really did not want to head over to the fire house, she wouldhave been happy to talk with Emily for much longer. Maybe over a drinklater.Emily opened the door for her and Leslie stepped back into the storeitself. She felt Emily watching her as she walked back to where Ruthstood with the clothes she had. ”“How about you, Kate?”Kate had to think about it for a few seconds. “Well, I have seen Keith’s lots of times. I have seen Dad’s once and like Kathy, not one over the age of 7.”“How about you, Keith?”“Well, I have seen a lot of penises,” said Keith, knowing what his mother was actually asking.Everyone laughed at Keith’s joke.Kari said, “You know what I mean. How many naked girls have you seen?”“Well, other than Kate, maybe a few, but I don’t know how many. Anyway, almost all those naked girls. I ate everything she made, except for the two small pancakes she made herself. I apologized, but she said she was happy to see me so hungry, though she cautioned me to get plenty of exercise if I planned to eat like that every day.Most of the construction noise had subsided. It was going to be an ongoing process, and not quiet by any means, for weeks. I'd paid for the laying on of extra hands to expedite the process as much as possible, but it would still be many weeks before I was swimming in.