Now...everything is fucked up...I'm fucked up."Lila said, "Come here baby."Mom yelled, "No!"Lila again said in a soft voice, "Come here baby."I heard ...y mother's muffled crying, as her sister must have been holding her. Lila's soothing tone was warm. "Was it so bad sweetheart, what we did? Did that really have anything to do with what you're going through now? The times when we need each other Mary dear, all we do is love each other, and that's all Johnny wants to do."Mom had quieted and said,. I have an important meeting in a little while and can't be late," Jessie told her."You call me after work and tell me about this new man," her mom demanded."When I have a new man to talk about, I'll be sure to let you know. I love you, mom," Jessie said. She hoped it would put her mom off the subject now."I'll be waiting for your call." Jessie heard the demanding tone in her mom's voice.With a few minutes to spare, Jessie walked into her office, checked messages and grabbed her notes for the. Me: Damn. The wine is slowly turning me into a mutant again. (I always say that because drinking alcohol warms me up immediately. And by "warming up" I meant my skin feels (feverishly) warm and I turn red. Sometimes I'm too red, sometimes I'm not. That time, it was just the right "redness" to colour my skin. Boy was I glad!)Jason: (Laughs) So is there any potion that I can concoct to turn you back into non-mutant?Shereen was quick to answer: "She needs to cool down!" And by "cooling down" she. She hugged me. “We will put our strength behind finding a solution for Passion Mill. I think we have a very good chance.”“Yes, let’s bring a purpose to Mane’s sacrifice.”“I know what you mean, and let us do that: he would be honored. But for Mane and for me, our joining—his sacrifice—already have purpose. We found love; there is no greater.” I heard the conviction in her words and felt her happiness as she spoke of the love they shared.Her hands ran across my back, strong and firm. I relaxed..