I saw Vonda on the other side of the room and she gave me a smile and a little wave and I wondered what was up with that? She did push me away right?I... was QC again at work and about half an hour before quitting time Shelly came up to me and handed me a piece of paper. It simply said "Please?"I told Abe (head of the QC department) that I was wanted in the office. Of course where I was really wanted was in Shelly's ass. I gave her what she wanted and when I gotten us both off she took a plastic. Lo and behold, six weeks later Carol was pregnant again, and this time she was able to carry Sam to term. The doctor did say that she shouldn't try to have more children as it was very risky for both her and the baby, so she had her tubes tied right after the delivery.Because of all the trouble we had in getting Sam, he was doted on by both of us. I really wanted a girl so I could express the same kind of love Carol showered on Sam but, alas, it was not to be. We talked of adoption, but Carol. And there were times when whole pages that begged to be read aloud passed across his lips, the sheer beauty of their words singing through him until tears ran down his face. Of course, there were times too, when he would read whole passages with one interpretation in his mind, only to discover later that his context was skewed, and everything would shift into a new perspective. Or darker times, when it seemed as if the book were closed, and he could not read even one word, no matter how hard. That was afactor in it. Nick also did so because he knew when others did good onthe court the confidence it gave them carried over to real life. "It isthe right thing to do, to help others, and it helps us to win.Anyway, back to your mom. Why me? You have to have someone else to talkwith. I am a jock. I have no idea what to say." You gave me your number to do so. You need to say nothing, just listen.You really listened to me when I told you about my second mom being atransgender woman." How.