Felicity was listening intently.Unbidden, Carmen sent in lunch from The Ivy. Even I’ve heard of it. Wisely, Carmen joined us.Fresh-squeezed tangerin... juice. Cold poached artichoke. Wild swordfish tacos. Ricky’s fried chicken. Snickers for dessert.Back to work.I looked at Jessie, at Jesse. “Talk to me about Grace Macklin.”Another glance-exchange. Puzzled this time.Jesse was scrolling, scrolling. Jessie said, “We stopped looking at her after that first pass.”Jesse said, “Okay, Caltech. Apparently. (It being well past midnight.) In spite of herself,Emma had a good time and couldn't think of a reason to say 'no'.Emma slept late, and then took her time getting dressed. She was goingto be picked up at 7PM and by 4PM she was already in the tub, soakingand planning what to wear for the night. This was all new to Emma. Upto now she dressed for herself, and she realized that she was nowdressing for a man. When Randy arrived he passed two dozen long stemmedroses to Emma. Another first. She. So many of my neighbors and the people I work with have seen me in little or nothing in the past week that I’m just glad to be wearing clothes.Doug smiled when he saw I’m wearing the dog collar he gave me. He said, “You don’t have to keep wearing that if you don’t want to.”I already know how I feel about that. I kissed him and said, “This I do for you. I wear it for you and I’m proud to do it. I didn’t even have to think about it this morning. I wear this because no matter what else happens I. "Well, we, I mean, I..." Kasey faltered. Don could see that she was really nervous about whatever it was on her mind."Relax, take a deep breath, and sit down," Don said softly, patting the couch beside him.Kasey sat down and crossed her arms across her chest. Don frowned as he noticed her chest. He was not supposed to notice things like that about his daughter."Does this have something to do with the prom?" Don prompted."Well, sort of," Kasey started. "You know how my birthday is only a week.