When I said that I could see that he was already starting to get excited – but he controlled himself and then apologised for his odd request. I went...into my little set speech about – how we all have these personal fantasies and needs, that so long as nobody gets hurt there is nothing wrong with wanting to fulfil them. That people like myself get far more peculiar requests than this one and that I’m very happy to be of help – most of which is actually true. More to the point, it settled him down. And... sinceI saw Mindy and Tim last, I've dreamed a couple of times about them. Inthis dream I'm living there in Austin with them, and I get up and weeat breakfast together, and then Mindy goes to work and I take Tim toschool on the way to work... it's all really mundane, but completelyimpossible."We were silent for a while, and Mom and Mildred came downstairs aboutthen. Mildred ate breakfast in a hurry and ran out to catch the schoolbus."Your father will take you to your appointment with. It wasn’t that far and it was really hot outside and the sun was shining. I ringed the doorbell and his voice from the speakers welcomed me up to his room. That’s where we usually sat.I did as he told and went upstairs. It didn’t surprise me when I saw him sitting in his chair with no shirt and only shorts on. We talked while we sat there playing on our computers, though we never got to any deep conversations. We just sat there the whole night playing, and eating snacks he had brought. "I'm getting ready to give your mother some business. Would you mind calling her from here?"Suddenly, Ginger was excited. "Could you handle some true confessions? They say confession is good for the soul. I see your phone has a speaker unit on it. Could we use it?"Ali said, "Of course! What's your mother's number?" Ginger told her and Ali dialed Seattle. The phone was answered with the name of the firm. Ali said, "Mrs. Jamison, please." A moment later a girl answered saying it was Mrs..