‘Thank you,’ she whispered and left. I still resolved to keep my distance from her. My open affection for Cecily must be hard for her to witness e...ery day. Could I forgive her? That was the only way I could free myself of her. I wanted to go forward without regret, to wake up each morning and not have the pain of the past influence my every thought, my every decision. My feelings for her had finally reached the point where it no longer mattered, although I didn’t want to deal with her on a. . but I haven’t asked,” she said. She was paying rapt attention to Jesse, her expression neutral.“This isn’t going to easy,” Eve interjected, “for either of you. I think it would be best if Kirsten goes first. Her story is very difficult, but I think you will understand her better when you hear it.”Jesse looked at Kirsten, relieved that he didn’t have to be first. “No matter what you tell me,” he said quietly, “I want you to know that it won’t change how I feel about you.”“I wonder if that will. It was not my idea, and, as you can imagine, it has been traumatic at times. You cannot believe the changes that have occurred, though, and we all believe the nudity has been a key." He spent a little time explaining the re-birthing concept."But haven't Mom and Dad been to visit her. How would Dad ever do that? Even Mom must have had a terrible time with that." You don't know the half of it." He told her of the Saturday night naked get-togethers and how they came about. He was completely. ”“Oh, my sweet Tempe. I was afraid that this was happening. I felt something weird on the stage at our rehearsal. Lynette did, too, and this has to be the...”“It’s the price I’m paying for having my knee fixed, isn’t it, Mike?” Tempe interjected on my statement. Before I could respond, she then pressed her hands over her face and started to cry as the realization of all this finally hit her. With tears soaking her hands and face, Tempe cried, “Because I don’t wanna be with your girls anymore,.