Not only did I want to try on the shiny red PVC, I also wanted, very muchindeed, to see Sarah dressed in black leather.Sarah called us through to her ...ffice, asking us to bring the chastitydevice and some wrist cuffs, Nick, freshly shaved all over and totallynaked, lay flat on his back on the floor, grimacing and shivering alittle, holding a large plastic bag full of ice cubes over his lap,hiding his modesty. As our high heels clicked on Sarah's wooden floor andwe passed by his head Sarah. ”“And the way mine treated me?”“Let’s just say that I can’t imagine ANY scenario where I would reject my own child, no matter what. And that includes having a kid who was gay or lesbian. Would it cause turmoil at church? You bet. Would that stop me from loving them? Never. And along those lines, you’re invited for Thanksgiving. We’ll work something out for Christmas, even if it means canceling my skiing trip.”“Don’t do that!”“Lissa, if you can’t go home, then I want to be with you!”“Liz is. ”“Nothing dangerous, I hope.”“Oh, nothing life-threatening. I just happen to have a bare closet and I’d like to start filling it.”“Seems a tragedy to cover all you’ve got.”“You’re so sweet, dear.”I listened to the women make small talk as they walked. Hand in hand they wound through the crowds, myself not far behind. They eventually came to a two-story, streetside boutique. A ladder lead up to the second floor. Climbing it, I found a relatively bare floor with stalls dividing otherwise. So our last week together was a pure joy. We laughed, we joked, we washed each other, we made passionate love, and we lived every minute to the fullest. I couldn't remember every being so completely happy to wake up in the morning, and Rhonda said she felt the same way.Then the day before Granddad was due to arrive, we came close to losing it all.I was up on the tower talking to Granddad on Rhonda's cell phone. We left it up there because she was able to plug her charger into the power.