How come I'm the only one, can't care about the boy through the bad times?" Why would you? Is getting to fuck me all that terrific, you'd suffer thoug... all the heartache with Nolan just for an occasional roll in the hay?" That's a nasty, horrible thing for you to say to me! ... I started to care about that boy before I ever so much as saw you, and I cared about him after I saw you and before I ever, ever, ever expected you'd sleep with me!" Oh yeah? ... How long after I came into your hospital. The bowls and spoons on the table, and the soup pot and dipper on the stove had all gained encrusted soup rings.At last Mike arose, collected the bowls, spoons, and cooking pot, carried them to the sink, applied dish soap with hot water, and left everything to soak for a bit.Helen had been sitting quietly, digesting what she had been told, and considering her course of action. Finally, she asked, "Dyl'fair, are you able to become pregnant by Mike?"Dyl'fair replied, "I have never heard of such a. I guess that's what practice is all about. I was glad she'd been a part of our play."Remember when I asked you to give Traci the talk?"Tami nodded."She needs part two." What part two? I told her everything. Unless you mean kinky stuff, and I don't know that much about the kinky stuff." It's pretty kinky. I need you to talk to her about Mikee and me."Tami's eyes almost bugged out as the band started their second number.After the song, I told Tami about my afternoon."Oh, boy!" she said."That. It was still unnerving when they alternated phrases when talking.The second was that, when they were together, they almost always had contact with each other. And that they rarely went anywhere alone although I didn't notice them talking more to each other than usual. If anything, they said less than before. Even when they were sitting in bed reading the paper I would notice that their toes or fingers touched silently, almost casually. They weren't caressing touches, just contact. They were.