"Hmm..." She looked to Miranda. "Hey there, kid. Why're you here?"Miranda said nervously, "I, I'm here be, because I want to help Cal take down Evan ..... m, ma'am..."Jeri smirked. "You don't have to be frightened of me, you know." The jeep went over a tremendous bump and Miranda quickly caught the McDonalds bag that contained their food before it spilled its contents all over the floor. "I won't bite." She extended her hand in a gesture of friendship. Miranda meekly took it and squeezed it. All this took place while I was under guard, as the DOJ was convinced I was still in danger due to the circumstances of the last attack. The one gunman who lived told an insane tale of the mafia oath of omerta, the vow of silence-unto-death, and that the mob would continue to pursue my death sentence. It was so beyond the pale of reality that I mostly blew it off, and encouraged everyone else to blow it off, too.Still, the Judge and the Secretary had their own agenda, and insisted on keeping me. “Been working on that one, Jen?” I asked with a grin.“For a week!” she said with a grin.“We’re all here now,” Stephanie said. “Who goes first?”“Jesse,” I said. “He’s got the biggest pile of presents!”“That’s because everyone bought him something,” Kara said. “There are gifts here from my mom, from Jessica’s parents, from Steve’s parents, from Josie’s parents, and even something from Russia!”“There’s one from Francesca, too,” I said.“Why did the rest of us bother?” Josie said with a laugh. “She. He had gone to her and spent the night telling her about Sherry and Jim.It was a week later that she found a boyfriend with whom she had truly shared herself for the first time. The two had been inseparable since then and had added another couple to their circle of love. After a rough start, Ed was convinced that she had found balance and come to appreciate her body.Looking over at her, Ed asked, “What are your plans over the break?”“My lovers and I will go visit my family over the break. I.