I don't want my father to have a boyfriend." Do you really think Daddy would kiss a man?" I think he'd do a lot more than that. Gay men do." Ewww." I ...now. You know what gay men do to each other?" I assume they kiss." They do more than that. They have sex. Do you know what that is?" I know what sex is. I'm not a little kid." Well, can you imagine rubbing another boy's wiener?" Ewww." That's what I mean. If Daddy's going to be the girl, someone else isgoing to be the boy. Maybe Uncle Lucas. I'll. Finally, out on the street, I said, "Okay, what gives? Why are you giving up your position with Collins Industries?"Patricia leaned over and put her head on my shoulder as she answered."I want a baby." she said simply."A baby?" I replied, "You already have... Ah! Of course! You want to give birth to your own baby!" OUR own baby, sweetheart." she said, "I know we never discussed this, and I hope you're not too angry with me, but I want to be the mother of your child."I was silent for a long. I think I know, but I do know they own that big house free and clear, and it's in all their names. I know they are very much into each other, but are not radical or militant lesbians. I guess that's obvious. You've been the surprise when it comes to those five. Please, take care of them and be patient with them. They are all precious to me." I know, Metarie, they are to me too. We've had some good times and I look forward to more. I think I have to do what they ask, to see if the experiment. During that time, your friends had been so worried about you. And whywouldn't they be? You'd really gone through the five stages of grief,hard. Your grades were slipping, your attendance at class spotty, yoursocial life withdrew into being non-existent. For the first couple monthsyou refused to believe that it was over. When people asked you justexplained you were on a "break", that you'd be back together in no-time.That there was no way it could really be over, no way in hell. Thatfervent.