Ellen had been in Dallas the past couple of days calling on customers and was driving home to Austin. This was Friday night, and Steven would be landi...g at the airport late morning on Saturday. Ellen wanted to get home and wash the sheets so they would be nice and clean when Steven got home. She also wanted to go do some grocery shopping and run some errands so that she and Steven could spend the rest of the weekend in bed, making love.Ellen had missed the feeling of Steven’s hands on her body,. Letting lose a final quiet chuckle, Jamie held out her hand demandingly. ‘Peter,’ she said, ‘give me back my vest.’ * * * When Luke came to relieve Peter a short while later, Jamie found herself immediately drawn to the second boy in a way that couldn’t compare with even her near-instant camaraderie with Peter. Luke was of a size with his friend and had brown eyes and brown hair that constant exposure to the sun had not managed to substantially lighten. He arrived carrying a bucket in one hand. ‘Dammit, I’m sorry, but I can’t. I just can’t. You’re not the same anymore. I look at you and…’ ‘And what?’ ‘You look…you’re different and…all I feel is pity.’ Pity. Now she understood his unfamiliar face in the hospital. Jim might as well have called her an ugly hag. He had filed for divorce the next week, and had been more than generous in the divorce settlement, but Sharon had paid for the house and car with the loss of confidence in her sexuality. Returning to work had been hell. Her female. “What, you have got to be k**ding me! Look I just want to go in there so I can grab my sister and leave” she said getting angrier and angrier.“Is your sister Emma? Oh ok I got a special basket for you.” he said as he reached back and gave her a basket.“This is from your sister, the basket is for your clothes and the bracelet in the basket is for you to wear” he stated. “Look you are not getting in unless you take it off”Leah was exasperated and finally relented to find her sister. She began.