" I don't think we ought to teach the children to use only our given names," said Diane. "Imagine hearing one say, 'Hey, Shoiley, how 'bout a little h...lp over heah'." She used the most gruff, over-wrought New Jersey accent she could muster, to howls of laughter."If you can't use first names, and you can't all be 'mom' then it sounds like both are going to be needed," observed Rob."How about 'Mama Beth'," said Beth, "Mama Di-ann, Mama Sa-rah, San-dee, Em-ma, Er-rin, Laur-rah, Al-li-son." That. Later on that memorable evening, I began to question myself about why I had crawled into bed and made love with her. Sure, I was lonely for some female companionship and she had been wonderful company for the past few weeks and I was beginning to gain a little weight from the good meals she prepared each evening. I had been raised to be guarded with my comments about others, but this girl was so different and it had felt so right to talk with her openly and honestly about my broken marriage and. "Okay," she said. "Against my better judgment to sign this without havingmy attorney read through it first, I'm going to trust you."She picked up a pen and signed the document before handing it back to mymom. Mom then turned toward me. I knew what she wanted me to do."I'm Sarah Carerra," I told the doctor."I see," the doctor said after a short pause. Her calm tone was belied bythe surprised look that filled her face."Then you can understand why scheduling the surgery may be tough," Momsaid.. We were quiet as we headed north on LaSalle street. I didn’t know where the fuck we were heading and I didn’t care. I was just happy to be with her. “Where are you staying these days, anyway?” She asked. “I have an apartment in Uptown. How about yourself?” “I have a condominium in River North…. It has a great view,” Sam said. “As a matter of fact, we seem to have wandered into my neighborhood. You can come up for a drink, if you’d like.” I looked at her with the calmest face I could muster..